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Black Lake

On Black Mountain, North Clearwater Mountains

Trail4.5 km · 2.8 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: NUB 0.8 mi · 1.4 kmExplore Black Mountain →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 17–23 °C (63–73 °F)

  1. J-3°-10°230
  2. F-1°-9°178
  3. M2°-7°166
  4. A6°-5°137
  5. M12°0°155
  6. J17°4°145
  7. J22°8°58
  8. A23°8°54
  9. S17°4°83
  10. O9°-2°153
  11. N0°-8°247
  12. D-4°-11°238

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
4.5 km · 2.8 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Black Mountain (mountain, 2,151 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
North Clearwater Mountains (Clearwater Mountains › Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
58 km SW of Superior (Mineral County, Montana) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
Connects to
NUB (at its start or end)
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Idaho
Continent
North America
Route centre
46.8864, -115.5150
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

NUB

0.8 mi · 1.4 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Isabella Creek

1.6 mi · 2.5 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Lost Pete

2.5 mi · 4.1 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Perceptor Point

2.9 mi · 4.7 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Black Mountain

4.1 mi · 6.6 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Mallard Peak

4.1 mi · 6.7 km · Idaho Panhandle National Forests

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