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Spot de Rock Creek Headwall

Rock Creek Headwall

Rock Creek Headwall

United States

45.02 | -109.43

3090m

Overview

Rock Creek Headwall is an extreme alpine snowkite spot at 3,090m in the Beartooth Mountains. High mountain terrain above treeline with powerful multidirectional altitude winds. One of Montana's highest and most committed spots. Backcountry access only — alpine experience essential.

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Technical details of Rock Creek Headwall spot

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Spot type

Freeride (Ski touring access)

Altitude

3090m

Spot opening date

Open all year round

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Hazards

Extreme altitude 3,090m — severe altitude sickness, edema possible. Very high avalanche risk — headwall and glacial cirque. Grizzly bears (Beartooth Mountains). Hypothermia and lethal wind chill. Blizzards with total whiteout. Cornices, cliffs, and crevasses. No rescue — total backcountry. Extreme UV.

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Additional information

High mountain alpine terrain. Glacial cirque with steep walls. Highly variable wind-blown snow — deep powder, crusted snow, bare ice, sastrugi. Slopes and flat areas within the cirque. Extreme conditions.

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