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Mount Helena Run

Name: Mount Helena Run
Start: 2026-09-26
End: 2026-09-26
Location: Helena, Montana

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Helena, Montana, United States

calendar_today 26 Sep, 2026

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sell $25.00 – $30.00

About the Event

A 9k (5.6 mile) trail race. 1,300 feet of elevation gain/loss. About 1.5 miles on roads, 4+ miles on single track. Burn out your lungs busting up Mount Helena and see if your quads have anything left for the charge back down to historic Last Chance Gulch in the heart of downtown Helena. Views of the City of Helena, Prickly Pear Valley, and the Elkhorn and Big Belt Mountains.

Packet Pickup is from 9:00 am - 10:00 am before the race. Race Start is at Birds & Beaselys on the Walking Mall

Register before September 1 for reduced race fee!

Join us for the 50th annual running of this Helena classic on September 26, 2026!

*No dogs and no strollers please.

Races Offered

Mount Helena Run

Sep 26, 2026

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Distance — 5.6 Miles

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Type — Running

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10:00

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$30.00

Mount Helena Run

Sep 26, 2026

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Distance — Mount Helena Run

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Type — Running

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223 days remaining

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$25.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Helena.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 9.1° / 24.3°

wb_sunny 6.6° / 21.1°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 8.2 /

water_drop 52.5%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 9.1° / 24.3°

wb_sunny 6.6° / 21.1°

air 8.2 km/h

water_drop 52.5%

About Helena

Helena is the state capital of Montana, in the Western Central part of the state. Visitors come to see Helena’s historic Last Chance Gulch, and its mansion district once home to Helena’s gold mining millionaires. The city has running or biking 75 mi (121 km) of trails and opportunities for rafting the mighty Missouri River or fly-fishing.