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Elk Mountain-Kings Mountain Loop

On Kings Mountain, Northern Oregon Coast Range

Local route16 km · 10 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Bad Breath 26 mi · 41 kmExplore Kings Mountain →

Oregon, United States of AmericaEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 13–24 °C (55–75 °F)

  1. J7°1°352
  2. F8°1°274
  3. M10°2°246
  4. A13°3°175
  5. M16°6°116
  6. J19°9°83
  7. J23°11°25
  8. A24°11°32
  9. S21°10°74
  10. O15°7°180
  11. N9°3°388
  12. D6°1°391

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

Mapped length
16 km · 10 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Kings Mountain (mountain, 979 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Northern Oregon Coast Range (Oregon Coast Range › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
27 km W of Banks (Washington County, Oregon) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Oregon
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
45.6117, -123.4935
Route start
45.6102, -123.4667
OpenStreetMap
relation 7785885
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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distance from the trail start

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Pioneer-Indian Trail

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Cape Lookout Trail

32 mi · 51 km · Oregon

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