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Fan Saddle South A

In the North Clearwater Mountains

Trail2.5 km · 1.6 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Walde Higgins 0.8 mi · 1.2 kmExplore North Clearwater Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 13–26 °C (55–79 °F)

  1. J1°-7°143
  2. F3°-6°115
  3. M7°-4°142
  4. A11°-2°135
  5. M16°3°150
  6. J20°7°136
  7. J26°10°52
  8. A26°10°40
  9. S21°6°71
  10. O13°1°109
  11. N4°-5°170
  12. D-1°-8°140

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
2.5 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 range
North Clearwater Mountains (Clearwater Mountains › Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
27 km E of Kooskia (Idaho County, Idaho) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Idaho
Continent
North America
Route centre
46.2282, -115.6477
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.

More trails in the North Clearwater Mountains

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Eldorado Face

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Pete King Creek

6.1 km · 2.9 mi · 4.6 km away

Tina Creek

5.3 km · 2.9 mi · 4.7 km away

Rye Patch J

2.1 km · 3.0 mi · 4.8 km away

Fan Creek A

2.1 km · 3.2 mi · 5.2 km away

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Walde Higgins

0.8 mi · 1.2 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

West Polar

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Mud Creek Lookout

1.9 mi · 3.1 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Upper Yakus B

2.2 mi · 3.5 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

East Fan Creek C

2.4 mi · 3.8 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Mystery Creek

2.5 mi · 4.1 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

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