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North Crater Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
Idaho

North Crater Trail

Arco, Idaho

3.5 mi

Distance

722 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 30m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for North Crater Trail 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

We have no current condition data for this trail. Check with the operator before you go, and submit a report below if you've been recently.

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,787 ft
Max:1,871 ft
Gain:220 ft
Loss:220 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,787 ft and 1,871 ft across 3.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,787 ft1,815 ft1,843 ft1,871 ft0.0 mi0.9 mi1.8 mi2.6 mi3.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,787 ft
High point1.3 mi1,871 ft
End3.5 mi1,787 ft

Trail Details

  • No dogs
Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Reserve or permit

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Lost River, ID · about 15 mi away
County:
Butte County, ID

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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