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Black Ridge Trail

In the North-Central San Juan Mountains

Trail4.4 km · 2.7 miBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct

Next nearby hike: Sunset Rocks Trail 0.6 mi · 1.0 kmExplore North-Central San Juan Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Jun, Sep–Oct · highs 16–26 °C (61–79 °F)

  1. J3°-12°19
  2. F4°-9°21
  3. M9°-6°28
  4. A14°-2°26
  5. M20°3°28
  6. J26°8°15
  7. J29°12°24
  8. A28°11°30
  9. S23°7°36
  10. O16°1°37
  11. N8°-5°27
  12. D3°-12°23

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

This trail in Colorado, United States of America, is about 4.4 km (2.7 mi) long. It is in the North-Central San Juan Mountains. It lies about 12 km east of Olathe.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
4.4 km · 2.7 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
Bureau of Land Management
Data from
Bureau of Land Management
Mountain range
North-Central San Juan Mountains (San Juan Mountains › Southern Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
12 km E of Olathe (Montrose County, Colorado) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Colorado
Continent
North America
Route centre
38.5945, -107.8461
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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