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Coyote Flats To Piper Peak

On Piper Peak, Palisades

Trail21 km · 13 miBest May–Jun, Aug–Oct

Next nearby hike: Baker Creek Trail 2.5 mi · 4.0 kmExplore Piper Peak →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Jun, Aug–Oct · highs 17–27 °C (63–81 °F)

  1. J4°-6°59
  2. F4°-6°52
  3. M7°-3°46
  4. A12°0°24
  5. M18°5°18
  6. J24°10°11
  7. J28°14°18
  8. A27°14°19
  9. S23°10°17
  10. O17°5°21
  11. N10°-1°39
  12. D4°-6°50

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 21 km (13 mi) long, Coyote Flats To Piper Peak is a trail in Inyo National Forest, California, United States of America. It is on Piper Peak in the Palisades. It lies about 7.5 km west of Big Pine.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
21 km · 13 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Piper Peak (mountain, 2,465 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Palisades (Central Sierra Nevada › Sierra Nevada; GMBA)
Nearest town
7.5 km W of Big Pine (Inyo County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Inyo National Forest
Best months
May–Jun, Aug–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route centre
37.1866, -118.4193
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

Baker Creek Trail

2.5 mi · 4.0 km · Inyo National Forest

High Meadows Stock

2.5 mi · 4.1 km · Inyo National Forest

Shannon Canyon Stock

3.0 mi · 4.8 km · Inyo National Forest

Baker Summit Trail

3.6 mi · 5.7 km · Inyo National Forest

Logging Flat Trail

3.9 mi · 6.2 km · Inyo National Forest

Sage Flat Streamside

4.3 mi · 6.9 km · Inyo National Forest

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