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Horton Peak Trail

On Horton Peak, White Cloud Mountains

Local route4.9 km · 3.0 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Twin Creek 3.3 mi · 5.3 kmExplore Horton Peak →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 16–22 °C (61–72 °F)

  1. J-2°-11°71
  2. F-1°-10°60
  3. M2°-8°60
  4. A5°-5°50
  5. M10°-2°60
  6. J16°2°52
  7. J22°7°24
  8. A21°7°24
  9. S17°3°26
  10. O9°-2°48
  11. N1°-10°72
  12. D-3°-12°102

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
4.9 km · 3.0 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Horton Peak (mountain, 3,015 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
White Cloud Mountains (Rocky Mountains › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
45 km NW of Sun Valley (Blaine County, Idaho) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Sawtooth National Forest
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Idaho
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Ref
106
Route centre
43.9619, -114.7652
Route start
43.9572, -114.7819
OpenStreetMap
relation 8525232
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

Twin Creek

3.3 mi · 5.3 km · Sawtooth National Forest

Rainbow Creek Trail

4.5 mi · 7.2 km · Sawtooth National Forest

Champion Creek

5.2 mi · 8.4 km · Sawtooth National Forest

Pettit Lake Cutoff

5.3 mi · 8.5 km · Sawtooth National Forest

Washington Peak

5.7 mi · 9.2 km · Sawtooth National Forest

Mays Creek

6.0 mi · 9.6 km · Sawtooth National Forest

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