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Cottonwood Nature Trail

Trail2.1 km · 1.3 miBest Apr–Oct

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North Dakota, United States of AmericaEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 13–27 °C (55–81 °F)

  1. J-7°-16°16
  2. F-3°-13°12
  3. M3°-7°20
  4. A13°0°28
  5. M19°7°61
  6. J23°12°88
  7. J27°16°69
  8. A27°15°48
  9. S21°10°37
  10. O13°3°33
  11. N2°-5°19
  12. D-5°-13°14

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

Cottonwood Nature Trail is a trail of about 2.1 km (1.3 mi) in North Dakota, United States of America. It lies about 16 km west of Minot Air Force Base. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
2.1 km · 1.3 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Data from
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Nearest town
16 km W of Minot Air Force Base (Ward County, North Dakota) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
North Dakota
Continent
North America
Route centre
48.4339, -101.5572
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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