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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 16–21 °C (61–70 °F)

  1. J-1°-12°43
  2. F0°-11°48
  3. M3°-8°61
  4. A6°-5°50
  5. M11°-1°46
  6. J18°3°35
  7. J21°7°80
  8. A19°6°88
  9. S16°3°72
  10. O10°-2°56
  11. N3°-9°50
  12. D-1°-13°48

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
4.1 km · 2.5 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Mountain range
San Miguel Mountains (San Juan Mountains › Southern Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
7.3 km W of Mountain Village (San Miguel County, Colorado) · GeoNames
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Colorado
Continent
North America
Route centre
37.9495, -107.9362
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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