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GWT - 155 - Turkey Creek Trail

In the Mogollon Mountains

Local route44 km · 27 miBest Apr–Oct

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 17–26 °C (63–79 °F)

  1. J7°-6°37
  2. F8°-5°34
  3. M12°-2°31
  4. A17°2°19
  5. M22°6°21
  6. J26°11°26
  7. J26°13°113
  8. A25°12°129
  9. S22°10°75
  10. O18°5°47
  11. N12°-1°33
  12. D7°-5°44

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

About 44 km (27 mi) long, GWT - 155 - Turkey Creek Trail is a local hiking route in Gila National Forest, New Mexico, United States of America. It is in the Mogollon Mountains. It lies about 56 km southeast of Reserve.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
44 km · 27 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Mogollon Mountains (Intermountain West › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
56 km SE of Reserve (Catron County, New Mexico) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Gila National Forest
Part of
Gila Wilderness Trails (regional route)
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
New Mexico
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Ref
155
Route centre
33.1757, -108.4264
Route start
33.2739, -108.4561
OpenStreetMap
relation 10685463
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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