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Flathead Lookout route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
Montana

Flathead Lookout

Kalispell, Montana

2.4 mi

Distance

787 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 8m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Flathead Lookout unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,755 ft
Max:1,951 ft
Gain:240 ft
Loss:240 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,755 ft and 1,951 ft across 2.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,755 ft1,820 ft1,886 ft1,951 ft0.0 mi0.6 mi1.2 mi1.8 mi2.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,755 ft
High point1.2 mi1,951 ft
End2.4 mi1,755 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Bigfork, MT · about 5 mi away
County:
Flathead County, MT

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

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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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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