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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Oct · highs 14–25 °C (57–77 °F)
- J1°-7°171
- F2°-6°161
- M5°-5°149
- A8°-3°90
- M14°1°64
- J20°6°28
- J25°10°9
- A25°10°9
- S21°7°27
- O14°2°76
- N5°-4°150
- D1°-7°185
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
- 5.2 km · 3.2 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Data from
- National Park Service
- Designation
- Pacific Crest
- Mountain range
- California Cascades (Cascade Range › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 22 km NW of Chester (Plumas County, California) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Connects to
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (National Scenic Trail: Pacific Crest), Pacific Crest Trail (National Scenic Trail: Pacific Crest) (at its start or end)
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- California
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 40.4798, -121.3672
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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