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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 16–21 °C (61–70 °F)
- J-4°-12°172
- F-4°-12°160
- M-1°-10°132
- A3°-8°66
- M9°-2°33
- J16°4°20
- J21°9°21
- A20°8°19
- S16°4°26
- O9°-2°47
- N2°-8°107
- D-3°-12°158
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
- 2.7 km · 1.7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Kings-Kern Divide (Sierra Nevada › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 17 km SW of Independence (Inyo County, California) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Kings Canyon National Park
- Connects to
- Vidette Meadow (National Scenic Trail: Pacific Crest), Upper Bubbs Creek - Forester Pass North (National Scenic Trail: Pacific Crest) (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Jun–Sep
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- California
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Route centre
- 36.7305, -118.3649
- Route start
- 36.7342, -118.3756
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19074679
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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