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Barnes Canyon Trailhead - Rocky Top
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–May, Sep–Nov · highs 12–27 °C (54–81 °F)
- J5°-6°32
- F7°-4°33
- M12°0°39
- A18°4°20
- M24°10°15
- J29°16°9
- J32°20°20
- A31°19°26
- S27°14°20
- O20°7°24
- N12°1°18
- D6°-4°24
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
Barnes Canyon Trailhead - Rocky Top is a trail in Nevada, United States of America, about 3.0 km (1.9 mi) in length. It lies about 7.5 km east of Caliente. It connects with Barnes Canyon Trailhead - Back 40.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length
- 3.0 km · 1.9 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- Bureau of Land Management
- Data from
- Bureau of Land Management
- Valley
- Barnes Canyon (GeoNames)
- Nearest town
- 7.5 km E of Caliente (Lincoln County, Nevada) · GeoNames
- Connects to
- Barnes Canyon Trailhead - Back 40 (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Apr–May, Sep–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Nevada
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 37.5905, -114.4328
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 centreBarnes Canyon Trailhead - Mongoose
0.2 mi · 0.4 km · Nevada
Barnes Canyon Trailhead - Back 40
0.4 mi · 0.7 km · Nevada
Barnes Canyon Trailhead - Parallel
0.7 mi · 1.1 km · Nevada
Barnes Canyon Trailhead - Primer
0.7 mi · 1.1 km · Nevada
Barnes Canyon Trailhead - Board's Head
1.4 mi · 2.3 km · Nevada
Kershaw Redemption
4.7 mi · 7.5 km · Nevada
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