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Anderson Butte National Recreation Trail

On Anderson Butte, South Clearwater Mountains

Local route23 km · 14 miBest May–Sep

Next nearby hike: Limber Luke 0.0 mi · 0.0 kmExplore Anderson Butte →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 13–23 °C (55–73 °F)

  1. J-1°-9°172
  2. F1°-8°131
  3. M4°-6°164
  4. A8°-4°150
  5. M13°0°164
  6. J18°5°162
  7. J23°9°59
  8. A23°8°55
  9. S18°4°81
  10. O11°-1°118
  11. N2°-7°192
  12. D-3°-10°164

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

Anderson Butte National Recreation Trail is a local hiking route in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Idaho, United States of America, about 23 km (14 mi) in length. It is on Anderson Butte in the South Clearwater Mountains. It lies about 47 km southeast of Kooskia.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
23 km · 14 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Anderson Butte (mountain, 2,085 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
South Clearwater Mountains (Clearwater Mountains › Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
47 km SE of Kooskia (Idaho County, Idaho) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
Connects to
Boundary Trail, Limber Luke (at its start or end)
Best months
May–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Idaho
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
45.9075, -115.3765
Route start
45.9634, -115.4232
OpenStreetMap
relation 12045606
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.

More trails on Anderson Butte

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Dent Point

7.9 km · 7 mi · 11 km away

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Limber Luke

0.0 mi · 0.0 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Horse Point

1.0 mi · 1.5 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

American River

1.8 mi · 2.9 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Flint Creek

2.3 mi · 3.8 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Boundary Trail

3.4 mi · 5.4 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Lick Creek

3.5 mi · 5.7 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

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