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Elk Creek
In Chama-Southern San Juan Mountains Wilderness Study Area, Colorado
Next nearby hike: Canon Verde 3.0 mi · 4.9 kmExplore Chama-Southern San Juan Mountains Wilderness Study Area, Colorado →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 13–19 °C (55–66 °F)
- J-5°-16°96
- F-4°-15°104
- M-1°-12°117
- A3°-9°96
- M9°-4°78
- J16°2°65
- J19°6°157
- A18°5°192
- S13°1°122
- O7°-5°105
- N-1°-12°93
- D-5°-17°96
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
Elk Creek is a trail of about 17 km (10 mi) in Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado, United States of America. It is in Chama-Southern San Juan Mountains Wilderness Study Area, Colorado. It lies about 27 km north of Chama.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length
- 17 km · 10 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- US Forest Service
- Data from
- U.S. Forest Service
- Mountain range
- Chama-Southern San Juan Mountains Wilderness Study Area, Colorado (San Juan Mountains › Southern Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 27 km N of Chama (Rio Arriba County, New Mexico) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Rio Grande National Forest
- Connects to
- Continental Divide Nst (National Scenic Trail: Continental Divide), Notch (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Jun–Sep
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Colorado
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 37.1417, -106.5710
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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