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16070 Keyesville/Blk Gulch Usgs Alta Sierra

In the Greenhorn Mountains

Trail8.8 km · 5.5 miBest Oct–May

Next nearby hike: Keysville Classic 1.7 mi · 2.7 kmExplore Greenhorn Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Oct–May · highs 13–25 °C (55–77 °F)

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  2. F14°3°84
  3. M16°4°68
  4. A20°7°33
  5. M25°11°13
  6. J30°15°4
  7. J33°19°3
  8. A33°18°5
  9. S30°15°7
  10. O24°10°19
  11. N17°5°47
  12. D13°2°76

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

16070 Keyesville/Blk Gulch Usgs Alta Sierra is a trail of about 8.8 km (5.5 mi) in California, United States of America. It is in the Greenhorn Mountains. It lies about 5.7 km northwest of Bodfish.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
8.8 km · 5.5 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
Bureau of Land Management
Data from
Bureau of Land Management
Mountain range
Greenhorn Mountains (Southern Sierra Nevada › Sierra Nevada; GMBA)
Nearest town
5.7 km NW of Bodfish (Kern County, California) · GeoNames
Best months
Oct–May
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route centre
35.6170, -118.5298
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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distance from the trail centre

Keysville Classic

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · California

Pearl Harbor Dr.

1.9 mi · 3.0 km · California

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1.9 mi · 3.1 km · California

Kern Canyon

2.1 mi · 3.5 km · Sequoia National Forest

Dutch Flat Trail Dutch Flat Trail

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Evans Flat

2.8 mi · 4.5 km · Sequoia National Forest

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