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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 18–24 °C (64–75 °F)
- J-2°-15°62
- F0°-13°58
- M3°-9°61
- A8°-6°50
- M15°-1°41
- J21°4°28
- J24°8°62
- A22°7°80
- S18°3°75
- O11°-3°74
- N3°-10°60
- D-2°-15°61
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 9.2 km (5.7 mi) in San Juan National Forest, Colorado, United States of America. It is in the East-Central San Juan Mountains. It lies about 26 km west of Pagosa Springs.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length
- 9.2 km · 5.7 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
- East-Central San Juan Mountains (San Juan Mountains › Southern Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 26 km W of Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County, Colorado) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- San Juan National Forest
- Best months
- Jun–Sep
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Colorado
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 37.2871, -107.2997
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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