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Fish Lake-Mountain Ash Cutoff Trail

Trail3.6 km · 2.2 miBest May–Sep

Next nearby hike: Mountain Ash Creek Trail 2.8 mi · 4.5 kmExplore Yellowstone National Park →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 13–24 °C (55–75 °F)

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  2. F-1°-9°100
  3. M3°-6°100
  4. A7°-3°97
  5. M13°0°123
  6. J19°5°105
  7. J24°10°63
  8. A24°9°54
  9. S18°5°66
  10. O10°0°89
  11. N2°-7°127
  12. D-3°-10°146

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

This trail in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, is about 3.6 km (2.2 mi) long. It lies about 41 km east of Ashton. It connects with Mountain Ash Creek Trail.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
3.6 km · 2.2 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Nearest town
41 km E of Ashton (Fremont County, Idaho) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Yellowstone National Park
Connects to
Mountain Ash Creek Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
May–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Wyoming
Continent
North America
Route centre
44.1365, -110.9395
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.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Mountain Ash Creek Trail

2.8 mi · 4.5 km · Yellowstone National Park

Union Falls Trail

4.1 mi · 6.5 km · Yellowstone National Park

Terraced Falls Trail

4.5 mi · 7.2 km · Yellowstone National Park

Bechler Meadows Trail

4.8 mi · 7.7 km · Yellowstone National Park

Bechler River Trail

5.8 mi · 9.3 km · Yellowstone National Park

South Boone

6 mi · 10 km · Caribou-Targhee National Forest

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