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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 11–24 °C (52–75 °F)

  1. J-5°-14°75
  2. F-3°-13°74
  3. M2°-8°87
  4. A10°0°89
  5. M17°6°100
  6. J21°12°115
  7. J24°14°113
  8. A22°14°108
  9. S18°10°104
  10. O11°3°111
  11. N5°-2°98
  12. D-2°-10°90

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

Mapped length
8.3 km · 5.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Cathedral Rocks (mountain, 512 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Great Range (Adirondack High Peaks › Adirondack Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
17 km SE of North Elba (Essex County, New York) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
New York
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
NYSDEC
Route centre
44.1157, -73.8013
Route start
44.1422, -73.7925
OpenStreetMap
relation 7254187
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 start

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