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Berray mountain lookout

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Trail stats

Distance
5.23 mi
Elevation gain
1,299 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
1,299 ft
Max elevation
6,167 ft
TrailRank 
32
Min elevation
5,077 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
2 hours 37 minutes
Time
4 hours 6 minutes
Coordinates
1510
Uploaded
September 11, 2023
Recorded
September 2023
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near Heron, Montana (United States)

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Itinerary description

Longer than expected. 2 sets of dead butt tree forests, switchbacks up 2 hills, ridge walk to lookout that’s closed but we broke into, detour to natural spring that wasn’t worth it and then wasted time trying to get back to trail

Waypoints

PictographWaypoint Altitude 5,197 ft
Photo ofParking lot and trailhead

Parking lot and trailhead

PictographIntersection Altitude 5,404 ft
Photo ofShortcut?

Shortcut?

PictographPanorama Altitude 5,568 ft
Photo ofFirst sighting of lookout

First sighting of lookout

PictographIntersection Altitude 6,030 ft
Photo ofWe came from the left trail.

We came from the left trail.

PictographWilderness hut Altitude 6,175 ft
Photo ofWilderness hut

Wilderness hut

PictographMountain hut Altitude 6,168 ft
Photo ofBerray Mountain Lookout

Berray Mountain Lookout

Closed up but was easy to open door and get in.

PictographIntersection Altitude 6,102 ft
Photo ofIntersection to get water 4/10 miles away

Intersection to get water 4/10 miles away

PictographFountain Altitude 5,741 ft
Photo ofNatural spring

Natural spring

PictographWaypoint Altitude 5,791 ft
Photo ofRock wall to climb

Rock wall to climb

Regrettable decision to walk to water and take a non trail over rock back up to trail

PictographIntersection Altitude 5,988 ft
Photo ofTrail going parallel with mountain

Trail going parallel with mountain

PictographIntersection Altitude 5,876 ft
Photo ofAbounding trail

Abounding trail

Taking a sharp left uphill to intersect with original trail as this one continues to diverge

PictographTree Altitude 5,745 ft
Photo ofDead butt forest

Dead butt forest

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