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Chaos Crags Trail

On Chaos Crags, California Cascades

Local route3.2 km · 2.0 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Manzanita Lake Trail 0.2 mi · 0.3 kmExplore Chaos Crags →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 15–26 °C (59–79 °F)

  1. J3°-5°203
  2. F4°-5°178
  3. M6°-4°179
  4. A10°-2°110
  5. M16°3°76
  6. J21°7°33
  7. J26°11°8
  8. A26°10°10
  9. S22°7°32
  10. O15°3°90
  11. N7°-2°180
  12. D2°-5°226

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
3.2 km · 2.0 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Chaos Crags (mountain, 2,567 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
California Cascades (Cascade Range › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
28 km E of Shingletown (Shasta County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
40.5338, -121.5451
Route start
40.5358, -121.5593
OpenStreetMap
relation 19027187
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 start

Manzanita Lake Trail

0.2 mi · 0.3 km · Lassen Volcanic National Park

Nobles Emigrant Trail

1.8 mi · 2.8 km · Lassen Volcanic National Park

Manzanita Creek Trail

2.0 mi · 3.2 km · Lassen Volcanic National Park

Lassen Peak Trail

4.4 mi · 7.0 km · Lassen Volcanic National Park

Paradise Meadows Trail

5.5 mi · 8.8 km · Lassen Volcanic National Park

Bumpass Hell Trail

6.2 mi · 10.0 km · Lassen Volcanic National Park

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