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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Sep · highs 12–21 °C (54–70 °F)
- J1°-4°484
- F3°-4°359
- M4°-4°384
- A7°-2°257
- M12°2°182
- J15°5°138
- J20°8°43
- A21°8°56
- S17°6°126
- O11°2°308
- N4°-2°534
- D1°-5°542
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
- Mapped length
- 6.0 km · 3.7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- South Washington Cascades (Cascade Range › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 37 km NE of Amboy (Clark County, Washington) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Gifford Pinchot National Forest
- Best months
- May–Sep
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Washington
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Ref
- 221
- Route centre
- 46.2370, -122.2602
- Route start
- 46.2198, -122.2558
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 5632627
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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