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Eagle Cliff What The Hell

Trail2.9 km · 1.8 miBest May–Sep

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 14–24 °C (57–75 °F)

  1. J-2°-11°32
  2. F-1°-11°32
  3. M4°-7°49
  4. A8°-3°79
  5. M14°3°117
  6. J19°8°109
  7. J24°12°84
  8. A23°12°63
  9. S18°7°56
  10. O10°0°60
  11. N3°-6°37
  12. D-2°-11°31

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
2.9 km · 1.8 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Nearest town
20 km SW of Lead (Lawrence County, South Dakota) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Black Hills National Forest
Connects to
Eagle Cliff Dead Ox, Eagle Cliff Roller Coaster (at its start or end)
Best months
May–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
South Dakota
Continent
North America
Route centre
44.2564, -103.9698
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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