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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Oct · highs 13–21 °C (55–70 °F)

  1. J2°-9°184
  2. F2°-8°168
  3. M4°-6°140
  4. A6°-4°71
  5. M12°-1°44
  6. J18°4°21
  7. J21°8°25
  8. A21°8°23
  9. S18°5°28
  10. O13°1°61
  11. N6°-5°101
  12. D2°-9°170

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
9.8 km · 6.1 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Central Sierra Nevada (Sierra Nevada › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
27 km S of Mammoth Lakes (Mono County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Sierra National Forest
Connects to
PCT (National Scenic Trail: Pacific Crest), John Muir Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
Jun–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
37.3969, -118.9674
Route start
37.4126, -118.9246
OpenStreetMap
relation 19070372
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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