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East Wild Horse Mtn. Trail

On Wild Mountain, Bannock Range

Trail2.6 km · 1.6 miBest May–Sep

Next nearby hike: Cusick Creek 1.4 mi · 2.3 kmExplore Wild Mountain →

Caribou-Targhee National ForestCaribou-Targhee National ForestCampbell Creek Ridge · Caribou-Targhee National ForestCusick Creek · Caribou-Targhee National ForestKinney Creek · Caribou-Targhee National ForestMidnight Creek · Caribou-Targhee National ForestNorth Fork Gibson Jack--John · Caribou-Targhee National ForestPole Canyon · Caribou-Targhee National ForestRocky Knoll · Caribou-Targhee National ForestSterling Justice · Caribou-Targhee National ForestWest Fork Gibson Jack · Caribou-Targhee National ForestStart / end5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 15–26 °C (59–79 °F)

  1. J-4°-12°47
  2. F-1°-11°45
  3. M4°-7°55
  4. A10°-3°56
  5. M15°1°74
  6. J21°6°48
  7. J26°11°31
  8. A26°11°31
  9. S20°6°39
  10. O12°0°44
  11. N3°-7°52
  12. D-4°-12°60

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 2.6 km (1.6 mi) long, East Wild Horse Mtn. Trail is a trail in Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Idaho, United States of America. It is on Wild Mountain in the Bannock Range. It lies about 8.8 km southwest of Pocatello.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
2.6 km · 1.6 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Wild Mountain (mountain, 2,183 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Bannock Range (Rocky Mountains › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
8.8 km SW of Pocatello (Bannock County, Idaho) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Caribou-Targhee National Forest
Best months
May–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Idaho
Continent
North America
Route centre
42.8057, -112.5040
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

Cusick Creek

1.4 mi · 2.3 km · Caribou-Targhee National Forest

Rocky Knoll

2.8 mi · 4.5 km · Caribou-Targhee National Forest

North Fork Gibson Jack--John

2.9 mi · 4.6 km · Caribou-Targhee National Forest

Sterling Justice

2.9 mi · 4.7 km · Caribou-Targhee National Forest

Midnight Creek

3.3 mi · 5.3 km · Caribou-Targhee National Forest

West Fork Gibson Jack

3.3 mi · 5.3 km · Caribou-Targhee National Forest

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