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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Jun–Aug · highs 17–20 °C (63–68 °F)
- J-6°-20°42
- F-4°-18°44
- M-1°-15°53
- A3°-11°53
- M10°-5°56
- J17°0°46
- J20°4°82
- A18°3°91
- S14°-1°62
- O7°-6°47
- N-1°-15°38
- D-6°-20°50
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
- 9.7 km · 6.0 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- US Forest Service
- Data from
- U.S. Forest Service
- Mountain range
- La Garita Mountains (San Juan Mountains › Southern Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 38 km NW of Saguache (Saguache County, Colorado) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
- Connects to
- Continental Divide Nst (National Scenic Trail: Continental Divide), Hicks Gulch (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Jun–Aug
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Colorado
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 38.3321, -106.4633
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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