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Dead Horse Ridge

On Slate Point, South Clearwater Mountains

Trail14 km · 8 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Waterspout Creek 1.3 mi · 2.1 kmExplore Slate Point →

Nez Perce-Clearwater National ForestNez Perce-Clearwater National ForestBoundry Bufford · Nez Perce-Clearwater National ForestDead Point · Nez Perce-Clearwater National ForestJohn Day Creek · Nez Perce-Clearwater National ForestLittle Slate · Nez Perce-Clearwater National ForestLittle Van Buren Creek · Nez Perce-Clearwater National ForestNo Business · Nez Perce-Clearwater National ForestNorth Fork Slate Creek · Nez Perce-Clearwater National ForestPatrol Point · Nez Perce-Clearwater National ForestPeter Ready · Nez Perce-Clearwater National ForestRocky Bluff/Ragg Station · Nez Perce-Clearwater National ForestRound Top · Nez Perce-Clearwater National ForestTelephone Ridge · Nez Perce-Clearwater National ForestTimbered Bench · Nez Perce-Clearwater National ForestWaterspout Creek · Nez Perce-Clearwater National ForestWild Horse Corrals · Nez Perce-Clearwater National ForestEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 13–26 °C (55–79 °F)

  1. J0°-7°67
  2. F3°-7°52
  3. M6°-4°82
  4. A10°-2°85
  5. M15°2°112
  6. J20°7°103
  7. J26°11°42
  8. A26°10°36
  9. S21°6°48
  10. O13°1°62
  11. N4°-5°84
  12. D-1°-9°72

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

Length
14 km · 8 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Slate Point (mountain, 2,220 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
South Clearwater Mountains (Clearwater Mountains › Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
34 km S of Grangeville (Idaho County, Idaho) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
Connects to
Nut Basin, Telephone Ridge (at its start or end)
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Idaho
Continent
North America
Route centre
45.6231, -116.0766
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

Waterspout Creek

1.3 mi · 2.1 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

No Business

2.1 mi · 3.3 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Patrol Point

2.4 mi · 3.9 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Peter Ready

2.8 mi · 4.5 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Little Van Buren Creek

3.3 mi · 5.4 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

North Fork Slate Creek

3.5 mi · 5.6 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

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