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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct · highs 14–26 °C (57–79 °F)
- J5°-4°41
- F7°-3°38
- M10°-1°40
- A14°1°29
- M20°6°34
- J25°10°22
- J31°14°11
- A30°13°9
- S26°10°13
- O18°5°25
- N9°0°41
- D4°-4°44
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
Captain Jacks Stronghold is a trail in Lava Beds National Monument, California, United States of America, about 2.8 km (1.7 mi) in length. It lies about 15 km south of Tulelake. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length
- 2.8 km · 1.7 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Data from
- National Park Service
- Nearest town
- 15 km S of Tulelake (Siskiyou County, California) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Lava Beds National Monument
- Best months
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- California
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 41.8239, -121.5004
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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