SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN 6758’
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN 6758’
EVENT TYPE: Day hiking, backpacking, scrambling
DISTANCE: 18 miles RT
ELEVATION GAIN: 2263 verts
DIFFICULTY: Strenuous
MAPS: Kootenai N.F., Heron & Sawtooth topos
GPS: 48°16’38”N 115°97’78”W
RANGER DISTRICT: Three Rivers R.D. 406.295.4693
LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF: CALL 911 FIRST or 406.293.4112
KOOTENAI NATIONAL FOREST/ALERTS
https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/kootenai/alerts-notices
DISTANCE: 18 miles RT
ELEVATION GAIN: 2263 verts
DIFFICULTY: Strenuous
MAPS: Kootenai N.F., Heron & Sawtooth topos
GPS: 48°16’38”N 115°97’78”W
RANGER DISTRICT: Three Rivers R.D. 406.295.4693
LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF: CALL 911 FIRST or 406.293.4112
KOOTENAI NATIONAL FOREST/ALERTS
https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/kootenai/alerts-notices
DESCRIPTION:
WE HAVE ADDED THE AREAS SHERIFF’S EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS FOR EACH TRIP WRITE UP UNDER THE RANGER DISTRICT INFO. IF AN EMERGENCY OCURRS, EVALUATE YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES AND CALL ONLY IF NEEDED.
To get a preview of Sawtooth Peak, drive towards Heron, Mt. off Hwy 200, and turn around before the bridge. As you head back towards Hwy 200, Sawtooth Mountain sticks up high in the background. See landing page image above.
Please note…there is no real trail. Use Topo maps and a compass, and go for Middle Mountain, then on to Sawtooth Mountain.
The trail starts near an old mining operation where you can park your car, but not on their property.
Over the years, the folks with the Proposed Scotchamn Peaks Wilderness group has led many hikes to Sawtooth Mountain, so look for a faint trail heading up near Blue Creek to the north. Middle Mountain stands to the west of Sawtooth. The "trail" skirts past Middle Mountain as you reach the ridge. You want to be at the low point between Middle Mt. and Sawtooth Mountain before you scramble up Sawtooth.
As you head east, you will have to climb a very steep scree slope, then down along the ridge to the base of Sawtooth. From the ridge its about 600 verts to the summit. It’s beautiful on the summit, and the views across the valley are spectacular. The scene from the summit is one that few have ever seen. Don’t miss this hike.
To get a preview of Sawtooth Peak, drive towards Heron, Mt. off Hwy 200, and turn around before the bridge. As you head back towards Hwy 200, Sawtooth Mountain sticks up high in the background. See landing page image above.
Please note…there is no real trail. Use Topo maps and a compass, and go for Middle Mountain, then on to Sawtooth Mountain.
The trail starts near an old mining operation where you can park your car, but not on their property.
Over the years, the folks with the Proposed Scotchamn Peaks Wilderness group has led many hikes to Sawtooth Mountain, so look for a faint trail heading up near Blue Creek to the north. Middle Mountain stands to the west of Sawtooth. The "trail" skirts past Middle Mountain as you reach the ridge. You want to be at the low point between Middle Mt. and Sawtooth Mountain before you scramble up Sawtooth.
As you head east, you will have to climb a very steep scree slope, then down along the ridge to the base of Sawtooth. From the ridge its about 600 verts to the summit. It’s beautiful on the summit, and the views across the valley are spectacular. The scene from the summit is one that few have ever seen. Don’t miss this hike.
DIRECTIONS:
From Clark Fork, head east on Hwy 200 into Montana. At about 1.5 miles from the boarder, turn left (north) up the Blue Creek Road 2625 to a junction with FR #2855 to the end of the road.
HAZARDS:
Following this route can be a challenge. Look for a faint trail along the way. Your route is to achieve the ridge to the north of Middle Mountain.. Once on the ridge, hike NNE to the base of the Sawtooth Mountain.
We have seem bear tracks here, so use caution. yell "Hey Bear" often.
We have seem bear tracks here, so use caution. yell "Hey Bear" often.
COOL THINGS CLOSE BY:
Heron, Montana, Clark Fork River, Cabinet Gorge Dam, Sandpoint, Clark Fork, Pend Orielle Lake, the Proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness, Highway 56, and the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness
R & P:
Clark Fork Pantry& Squeeze In, in Clark Fork. Jalapeños, Mr. Sub, Burger Express, & Eichardt’s in Sandpoint
PHOTO GALLERY
THIS IS THE VIEW THAT SAID TO ME, “COME CLIMB ME”, FROM HERON, MT.
MIDDLE MOUNTAIN WEST OF SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN
THE GROUP AFTER CLIMBING A GREAT SCREE SLOPE, ON WAY TO SAWTOOTH
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN FROM THE HIGH RIDGE, 600VERTS.
A SPECTACULAR VIEW THAT FEW HAVE EVER SEEN, FROM SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN
NW OF SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN HAS A SPECTACULAR VIEW OF A GLACIAL CIRQUE
ON THE WAY TO THE TOP OF SAWTOOTH PEAK,
SANDY POINTED OUT SCOTCHMAN PEAK
THE DESCENT ROUTE FROM SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN. BILLIARD TABLE MT. TOP CENTER
BILLIARD TABLE MOUNTAIN 6622" ON THE LEFT
WITH STAR PEAK 6167' LOOKOUT ON THE RIGHT
STAR PEAK FROM THE SIDE OF SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN
FROM THE SUMMIT OF SAWTOOTH, SPAR PEAK STANDS TO THE NORTH
