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Aspen

On White Horse Hill, Sacramento Mountains

Trail3.7 km · 2.3 miBest May–Sep

Next nearby hike: Dry Canyon 1.0 mi · 1.6 kmExplore White Horse Hill →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 17–22 °C (63–72 °F)

  1. J1°-10°34
  2. F4°-8°30
  3. M8°-6°31
  4. A12°-2°29
  5. M17°3°32
  6. J22°8°43
  7. J21°9°125
  8. A20°8°115
  9. S18°5°57
  10. O12°0°44
  11. N6°-6°24
  12. D1°-10°38

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.

Trail facts

Length
3.7 km · 2.3 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
White Horse Hill (mountain, 3,104 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Sacramento Mountains (Intermountain West › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
18 km NW of Ruidoso (Lincoln County, New Mexico) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Lincoln National Forest
Connects to
Three Rivers (at its start or end)
Best months
May–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
New Mexico
Continent
North America
Route centre
33.4291, -105.8305
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.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Dry Canyon

1.0 mi · 1.6 km · Lincoln National Forest

Goat Canyon

1.0 mi · 1.7 km · Lincoln National Forest

Southfork

1.1 mi · 1.8 km · Lincoln National Forest

Big Bonito

1.6 mi · 2.6 km · Lincoln National Forest

Phantom

2.1 mi · 3.4 km · Lincoln National Forest

Three Rivers

2.6 mi · 4.1 km · Lincoln National Forest

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