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Carbonate Creek/Buckskin

On Mount Daly, Elk Mountains

Trail11 km · 7 miBest Jul–Aug

Next nearby hike: Marble Ski 0.9 mi · 1.5 kmExplore Mount Daly →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jul–Aug · highs 18–19 °C (64–66 °F)

  1. J-7°-19°112
  2. F-6°-17°127
  3. M-3°-14°132
  4. A1°-11°130
  5. M7°-7°115
  6. J15°-1°73
  7. J19°4°116
  8. A18°3°113
  9. S13°-2°145
  10. O5°-8°133
  11. N-3°-17°120
  12. D-8°-20°134

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

About 11 km (7 mi) long, Carbonate Creek/Buckskin is a trail in White River National Forest, Colorado, United States of America. It is on Mount Daly in the Elk Mountains. It lies about 22 km southwest of Snowmass Village.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
11 km · 7 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Mount Daly (mountain, 3,616 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Elk Mountains (Southern Rocky Mountains › Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
22 km SW of Snowmass Village (Pitkin County, Colorado) · GeoNames
Park or forest
White River National Forest
Best months
Jul–Aug
Country
United States of America
Region
Colorado
Continent
North America
Route centre
39.1008, -107.1561
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

Marble Ski

0.9 mi · 1.5 km · White River National Forest

Arkansas Mountain

1.5 mi · 2.3 km · White River National Forest

North Lost

1.5 mi · 2.4 km · White River National Forest

Avalanche/Silver Creek

3.6 mi · 5.7 km · White River National Forest

Raspberry Creek

3.7 mi · 5.9 km · White River National Forest

Lily Lake

4.1 mi · 6.6 km · White River National Forest

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