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Fish Creek Trail

In Central Sierra Nevada

Local route31 km · 19 miBest Jun–Oct

Next nearby hike: Lower Rainbow Falls 0.1 mi · 0.1 kmExplore Central Sierra Nevada →● Live cam 4.3 mi away

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Oct · highs 14–23 °C (57–73 °F)

  1. J3°-9°157
  2. F3°-8°146
  3. M5°-6°124
  4. A7°-4°60
  5. M12°0°38
  6. J19°4°17
  7. J23°8°17
  8. A22°8°16
  9. S19°5°20
  10. O14°1°54
  11. N7°-5°88
  12. D2°-9°151

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

Fish Creek Trail is a local hiking route of about 31 km (19 mi) in Inyo National Forest, California, United States of America. It is in Central Sierra Nevada. It lies about 11 km southwest of Mammoth Lakes.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
31 km · 19 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Central Sierra Nevada (Sierra Nevada › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
11 km SW of Mammoth Lakes (Mono County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Inyo National Forest
Connects to
Lower Rainbow Falls (at its start or end)
Best months
Jun–Oct
Live cam nearby
Canyon Lodge (Mammoth Mountain, 4.3 mi · 6.9 km away)
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
37.5462, -119.0130
Route start
37.6018, -119.0823
OpenStreetMap
relation 19070511
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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Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Lower Rainbow Falls

0.1 mi · 0.1 km · Inyo National Forest

Devil's Postpile Boundary Trai

0.6 mi · 1.0 km · Inyo National Forest

Sotcher Lake Vis Loop

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Inyo National Forest

Upper Crater Meadows

1.8 mi · 2.9 km · Inyo National Forest

Summit Meadow

2.2 mi · 3.6 km · Inyo National Forest

Mammoth Pass Cutoff

2.3 mi · 3.7 km · Inyo National Forest

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