Gash Point

The Bitterroot Mountains dominate the skyline from Missoula to Sula. It’s all public land, meaning anything you can see you can visit, but there’s one caveat – this mighty mountain range is mostly wilderness, and very few roads climb higher than the foot of the mountains on the valley floor. Gash Point is one exception: a decent dirt road (OK for passenger cars driven slowly) leads from near Victor to three trailheads. The most popular is the “upper” trailhead – I.e., the end of the road – where a trail takes off leading hikers about 4 miles to Gash Point, a beautiful peak at nearly 9,000 feet.