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Beauty Lake Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
Montana

Beauty Lake Trail

Cooke City, Montana

4.4 mi

Distance

984 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 52m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Beauty Lake Trail is an out-and-back trail in Montana. It is 4.4 miles long and gains 984 feet. The nearest town is Cooke City, Montana, about 15 miles away in a straight line.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,715 ft
Max:2,912 ft
Gain:300 ft
Loss:300 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,715 ft and 2,912 ft across 4.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,715 ft2,781 ft2,846 ft2,912 ft0.0 mi1.1 mi2.2 mi3.3 mi4.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,725 ft
High point1.6 mi2,912 ft
End4.4 mi2,725 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Cooke City, MT · about 15 mi away

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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