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Harbor Mountain / Gavan Hill Trail

On Gavan Hill, Northwest Coast Islands

Local route9.1 km · 5.7 miBest May–Jul

Next nearby hike: Totem Park Trail 0.8 mi · 1.3 kmExplore Gavan Hill →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Jul · highs 10–15 °C (50–59 °F)

  1. J2°-1°341
  2. F3°-1°254
  3. M4°0°252
  4. A7°2°183
  5. M10°6°157
  6. J14°9°112
  7. J15°11°154
  8. A16°12°254
  9. S13°10°444
  10. O9°6°523
  11. N4°1°412
  12. D3°-1°363

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

The Harbor Mt./Gavan Hill trail is 6.2 miles long. The trail can be hiked beginning at either endpoint: north end of Baranof St or at the end of Harbor Mt. Road.

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Trail facts

Mapped length
9.1 km · 5.7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Gavan Hill (mountain, 708 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Northwest Coast Islands (Pacific Ranges › Coast Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
At Sitka (Sitka City and Borough, Alaska) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Jul
Country
United States of America
Region
Alaska
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
United States Department of Agriculture
Route centre
57.0753, -135.3335
Route start
57.0560, -135.3311
OpenStreetMap
relation 4129029
Official info
fs.usda.gov/recarea/tongass/recreation/hiking/re
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

Totem Park Trail

0.8 mi · 1.3 km · Sitka National Historical Park

Cross Trail

1.5 mi · 2.4 km · Alaska

Mount Verstovia Trail

1.9 mi · 3.1 km · Tongass National Forest

Harbor Mt./Gavan Hill

2.2 mi · 3.5 km · Tongass National Forest

Indian River Trail

2.4 mi · 3.9 km · Tongass National Forest

Starrigavan Valley Mainline

3.9 mi · 6.3 km · Tongass National Forest

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