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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Jun, Aug–Oct · highs 18–27 °C (64–81 °F)
- J5°-6°95
- F6°-5°91
- M9°-3°66
- A13°-1°28
- M19°4°12
- J24°8°5
- J27°12°8
- A27°12°9
- S23°9°10
- O18°4°16
- N11°-1°46
- D6°-5°88
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
- 6.7 km · 4.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Southern Sierra Nevada (Sierra Nevada › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 29 km NE of Kernville (Kern County, California) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Sequoia National Forest
- Connects to
- Siretta (at its start or end)
- Best months
- May–Jun, Aug–Oct
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- California
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Route centre
- 35.9992, -118.2815
- Route start
- 35.9814, -118.2640
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 20444997
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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