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Howard Eaton Trail

Local route17 km · 11 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Wolf Lake Trail 1.3 mi · 2.1 kmExplore Yellowstone National Park →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 15–21 °C (59–70 °F)

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  2. F-3°-13°49
  3. M1°-9°60
  4. A5°-6°68
  5. M10°-3°101
  6. J16°2°107
  7. J21°6°77
  8. A21°6°61
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  10. O7°-4°61
  11. N-1°-10°70
  12. D-6°-14°67

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

Choose your destination on this trail that passes by four lakes, forest, meadow, and marsh: Cascade Lake (2.6 mi / 4.2 km), Grebe Lake (4.5 mi / 7.3 km), Wolf Lake (6.3 mi / 10.1 km), or Ice Lake (10.7 mi / 17.5 km).

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
17 km · 11 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
18 km · 11 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
36 km S of Gardiner (Park County, Montana) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Yellowstone National Park
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Wyoming
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
From / to
Ice Lake Trailhead → Cascade Creek Trailhead
Route centre
44.7368, -110.5682
Route start
44.7168, -110.6340
OpenStreetMap
relation 13180114
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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distance from the trail start

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Cygnet Lakes Trail

4.4 mi · 7.0 km · Yellowstone National Park

Grebe Lake Trail

4.5 mi · 7.3 km · Yellowstone National Park

Solfatara Creek Trail

4.6 mi · 7.4 km · Yellowstone National Park

Observation Peak Trail

6 mi · 10 km · Yellowstone National Park

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