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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 12–17 °C (54–63 °F)
- J-2°-7°415
- F-1°-8°269
- M1°-7°278
- A4°-5°227
- M9°-2°175
- J12°2°152
- J16°5°85
- A17°5°87
- S14°3°149
- O7°-1°316
- N0°-6°478
- D-3°-8°390
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
- 3.5 km · 2.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Baker-Shuksan Massif (Skagit Range › North Cascades; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 26 km SE of Peaceful Valley (Whatcom County, Washington) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
- Best months
- Jun–Sep
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Washington
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Ref
- 677
- Operator (OSM)
- Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
- Route centre
- 48.7988, -121.8818
- Route start
- 48.7953, -121.8679
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 4830233
- Official info
- fs.usda.gov/recarea/mbs/recreation/hiking/recare
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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