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Dog Salmon Creek Trail

Trail2.3 km · 1.4 miBest Jun–Jul

Next nearby hike: Dog Salmon Cutoff Trail 0.2 mi · 0.4 kmExplore Glacier Bay National Preserve →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Jul · highs 14–15 °C (57–59 °F)

  1. J0°-4°337
  2. F0°-3°265
  3. M2°-2°272
  4. A6°1°197
  5. M10°5°180
  6. J14°9°144
  7. J15°11°182
  8. A16°11°334
  9. S13°9°546
  10. O8°4°574
  11. N2°-1°391
  12. D1°-3°385

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 2.3 km (1.4 mi) long, Dog Salmon Creek Trail is a trail in Glacier Bay National Preserve, Alaska, United States of America. It connects with Dog Salmon Cutoff Trail. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Jun–Jul.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
2.3 km · 1.4 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Park or forest
Glacier Bay National Preserve
Connects to
Dog Salmon Cutoff Trail, Maze Central Route, Temporary Camps Route (at its start or end)
Best months
Jun–Jul
Country
United States of America
Region
Alaska
Continent
North America
Route centre
59.1069, -138.4814
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

Dog Salmon Cutoff Trail

0.2 mi · 0.4 km · Glacier Bay National Preserve

Temporary Camps Route

0.6 mi · 0.9 km · Glacier Bay National Preserve

Maze Central Route

1.5 mi · 2.4 km · Glacier Bay National Preserve

East Mouth Route

1.7 mi · 2.8 km · Glacier Bay National Preserve

Main Trail East

1.8 mi · 3.0 km · Glacier Bay National Preserve

Bear Island Trail

1.9 mi · 3.1 km · Glacier Bay National Preserve

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