Bitterroot National Forest · Montana · Trail 185

Jew Mountain

Jew Mountain Trail is a 10.7 miles trail in Bitterroot National Forest, Montana. The Forest Service rates it trail class 2, moderately developed. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Bitterroot National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end45.6770, -114.2815 · Directions ↗
Other end45.6782, -114.1794 · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start. The trail is recorded as 2 segments.

The trail

Length10.7 miles
Trail class2, moderately developed
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical grade12-20 percent
AccessibilityEvaluated and does not meet accessibility guidelines
Trail numbers185
ForestBitterroot National Forest (unit 0103)
StatesMontana
Detail publishedbasic characteristics

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Trailheads

The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.

Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.

Camping nearby

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

Fire nearby

  • Wildfire
    North Fork Lost Horse

    34 mi from the trail midpoint · 118 acres · 70% contained

  • Wildfire
    Bear Gulch

    34 mi from the trail midpoint · 10 acres

  • Wildfire
    Nature Grove

    36 mi from the trail midpoint · 1,422 acres · 0% contained

  • Wildfire
    Moose

    38 mi from the trail midpoint · 6,005 acres · 15% contained

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Jew Mountain Trail?

10.7 miles, the sum of the 2 segments the Forest Service records under this name in Bitterroot National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Jew Mountain Trail?

Bitterroot National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.

Source: Bitterroot National Forest official page

Where does the Jew Mountain Trail start?

The line begins at 45.6770, -114.2815 and ends at 45.6782, -114.1794. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Jew Mountain Trail in a wilderness area?

No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Where can I camp near the Jew Mountain Trail?

Slate Creek Campground (1.3 mi) and Alta Campground (3.8 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Bitterroot National Forest official page

How developed is the Jew Mountain Trail?

Trail class 2, which the Forest Service describes as moderately developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

How steep and how wide is the Jew Mountain Trail?

The typical grade is 12-20 percent.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Jew Mountain Trail accessible?

No. The Forest Service evaluated it and found it does not meet its accessibility guidelines.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Jew Mountain Trail?

Bitterroot National Forest, Forest Service unit 0103. The trail is in Montana.

Source: Bitterroot National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the Jew Mountain Trail?

4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-18, the nearest North Fork Lost Horse at 34 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 2 segments named JEW MOUNTAIN in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0103. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.