Blackmore / Elephant Shoulder

Name: Blackmore / Elephant Shoulder
Rating: 5.0

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Trail

1.5 mile 2.5 kilometer point to point
Ascent
Intermediate/Difficult

Elevation

Ascent: 1,039' 317 m
Descent: 0' 0 m
High: 10,119' 3,084 m
Low: 9,081' 2,768 m

Grade

Avg Slope: 13% (7°)
Max Slope: 20% (11°)

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Trail shared by samh Haraldson

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Looking up at the shoulder of Elephant and Blackmore

Alex Lowe Basin

0.3 mi 0.5 km • -431 ft Descent • -131.42 m Descent

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Splitboarding the East Face of Mount Blackmore. Elephant and Alex Lowe peaks in distance.

Mount Blackmore - Direct

0.3 mi 0.5 km • -801 ft Descent • -244.22 m Descent

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Starting the bootpack to the summit of Mount Blackmore.

Mount Blackmore - Summit to Snowfields

4.4 mi 7.1 km • -3,527 ft Descent • -1075.14 m Descent

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Sunrise as seen from the summit of lil ellis.

Little Ellis SE Meadow

0.6 mi 0.9 km • -395 ft Descent • -120.3 m Descent

Singletrack Bozeman, MT

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View to the north to Bridger Range, at about 1.4 miles up

Little Ellis North - West Line

0.7 mi 1.2 km • -471 ft Descent • -143.46 m Descent

Singletrack Bozeman, MT

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“An alternate approach to Blackmore as well as access to Alex Lowe basin.”

— samh Haraldson

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Type: Backcountry or Sidecountry

Description

Take the standard Blackmore trail from the parking lot, then upon entering the headwaters basin, break off the standard skin track route and follow what is generally the Blackmore summer trail to the shoulder between Mount Blackmore - Direct and Elephant Mountain.