Gunsight Mountain

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This is not an easy hike. The steep, difficult-to-navigate nature of this trail comes from a 1,500-foot stair climb. Once onto the broad midsection, the trail disappears into the muskeg.

This is a moderately difficult hike with long, steep sections with a magnificent mid-level shelf that is grassy with Tolkien-esque creek and landscape. Part of the landscape is a 5,000-foot high marsh in spring and early summer. The 'gunsight' is off to the right of the summit and broad enough for a bus. Mountain goats can be seen on neighboring Sheep Mountain. Grizzly bear scat also can be seen thanks to the high number of ground squirrel colonies and abundant blueberries.

Dwarf fireweed, blueberries.