Bernice Lake Trail #1259.6 other trails nearby (tap a dot to open it)
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Jul–Aug · highs 17–17 °C (63–63 °F)
- J-7°-13°179
- F-5°-13°133
- M-2°-10°93
- A1°-8°54
- M6°-5°74
- J12°-1°71
- J17°3°37
- A17°3°31
- S12°0°41
- O4°-5°110
- N-5°-11°200
- D-9°-14°214
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
he Bernice Lake Trail is a rugged, unmaintained backcountry route located in the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 2.6 km · 1.6 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 2.6 km · 1.6 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Sawtooth Ridge (Methow Mountains › North Cascades; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 25 km SW of Twisp (Okanogan County, Washington) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
- Best months
- Jul–Aug
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Washington
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Ref
- 1259.6
- Operator (OSM)
- United States Forest Service
- Route centre
- 48.2333, -120.4065
- Route start
- 48.2403, -120.4030
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 20781047
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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