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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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Sunrise 07:40 · Sunset 18:24

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Rock Creek Headwall: when to go?

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Season · peak

299h

in March · 26 rideable days

The season runs from December to May, peaking in March: 19 rideable days a month and 299 hours of usable wind, at -5 °C. The low point is July, at 0 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 24%13-20 knots · 45%21-30 knots · 23%31+ knots · 8%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 45% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is January, at -10 °C. The wettest month is May, with 71 mm. Snow depth peaks in December, at 28 cm.

Monthly averages: Rock Creek Headwall

Monthly averages — Rock Creek Headwall — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	13.0	100 h	-10 °C	9 mm
February	23.5	251 h	-9 °C	22 mm
March	26.0	299 h	-6 °C	26 mm
April	23.5	200 h	-2 °C	37 mm
May	12.0	114 h	3 °C	71 mm
June	1.5	17 h	11 °C	27 mm
July	0.0	0 h	15 °C	16 mm
August	0.0	0 h	14 °C	16 mm
September	0.5	5 h	11 °C	13 mm
October	3.5	25 h	3 °C	21 mm
November	3.5	25 h	-4 °C	11 mm
December	15.5	151 h	-6 °C	50 mm

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Technical details of Rock Creek Headwall spot

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW.

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Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 3,090 m

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.

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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