CLIFF LAKE & EAGLE CLIFF PEAK

DIAMOND LAKE, CLIFF LAKE, & EAGLE CLIFF PEAK 7543'

EVENT TYPE: Day hiking, backpacking, scrambling
DISTANCE: 2.4 miles RT to Cliff Lake. 4.4 RT to Eagle Cliff Peak
ELEVATION: to Cliff Lake 533 verts. To Eagle Cliff Peak it is 1629 verts
DIFFICULTY: Easy to Cliff Lake, & Moderately difficult to Eagle Cliff.
MAPS:Lolo N.F., Torino Peak topo
GPS: Trailhead 47°08’53” N 115°10’24” W
Cliff Lake. 47°08’28” N 115°01’19” W
Eagle Cliff Peak. 47°07’46” N 115°11’09” W
RANGER DISTRICT: SUPERIOR R.D. CALL 911 FIRST or 406.822.4233
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DESCRIPTION:

Whether before or after the hike, be sure to check out the falls below the parking area. There is an outhouse here.
Trail #100 follows along side Diamond Lake for one mile to Cliff Lake.
About half way up is a foot bridge and a nice cascade to photograph.
As you catch the the first views of Cliff Lake and Eagle Cliff Peak, you will be amazed at its sheer mountain face.
If you go here in the fall, you will be amazed at the colors of the Tamaracks on the road to the trailhead.

OPTION #1:

After spending some time enjoying the lake, hike south to a gap to the SE of the peak. The peak is about 1629’ above the lake on a steep “route" that you should not be miss. The views from atop Eagle Cliff Peak are stunning.

DIRECTIONS:

From Interstate 90 take the Dry Creek exit #43 turn south on the Dry Creek Frontage Road 69. Follow Road 69 to the junction of Dry Creek Road 342. Turn west onto the Dry Creek Road and drive 9.5 miles to the junction of Diamond Lake Road 7843. Turn south and drive 4.1 miles to Diamond Lake. There is ample parking in this area. Trail #100 starts on the west side of the bridge.

HAZARDS:

The route to Eagle Cliff Peak is very steep.

COOL THINGS CLOSE BY:

Heart Lake, Little Joe Slide, Ward & Eagle Peaks.

R & P:

Pizza Factory & the 1313 Club in Wallace. Radio Brewing in Kellogg. The Snake Pit up the CDA River