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Gash Point, elevation 8,886 feet, is located in the Bitterroot Mountains near Victor, Montana. The mountain is not well known or used by hikers or mountaineers, so the trail is not maintained. That means a bit of roughing it, but also a pleasant solitude. Things are very different in the winter. Gash Point is one of the Bitterroot's best and most popular back-county ski areas. Gash Creek and Gash Point got their name after a certain Jim Gash, who lived along the creek in the early 1870s. In 2006, a massive fire destroyed over 8,500 acres of forest. One good result was that the fire also burnt the dense undergrowth that had made hiking to Gash Point difficult. The trees are growing back and animals have returned as nature is reclaiming its territory. Keep in mind that after a few hundred yards on the trailhead, you will enter the Designated Wilderness, with the specific wilderness rules.

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