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Dixie Pass trail

Local route19 km · 12 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Nugget Creek Trail 8 mi · 13 kmExplore Wrangell-St. Elias National Park →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 11–19 °C (52–66 °F)

  1. J-9°-15°47
  2. F-7°-12°39
  3. M-2°-9°25
  4. A4°-3°16
  5. M10°2°34
  6. J16°8°64
  7. J19°12°90
  8. A17°10°95
  9. S11°5°90
  10. O2°-4°76
  11. N-6°-12°57
  12. D-8°-13°65

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
19 km · 12 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Park or forest
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Alaska
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
61.5712, -143.9922
Route start
61.5123, -144.0783
OpenStreetMap
relation 18633908
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

Nugget Creek Trail

8 mi · 13 km · Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Kotsina River Trail

10 mi · 16 km · Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Gilahina Trail

13 mi · 21 km · Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve

Crystalline Hills Trail

18 mi · 29 km · Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve

Bernard Creek - Kimball Pass

34 mi · 55 km · Alaska

Cleave Creek Trail

38 mi · 62 km · Alaska

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