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Iditarod National Historic Trail

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jul–Aug · highs 13–13 °C (55–55 °F)

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F-11°-16°29
M-8°-14°24
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A13°10°150
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N-8°-12°32
D-11°-16°31

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

Iditarod National Historic Trail is a trail in Alaska, United States of America, about 13 km (8 mi) in length. It lies about 69 km north of Unalakleet. It is designated a Iditarod.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length: 13 km · 8 mi (agency length field)
Source: USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by: Bureau of Land Management
Data from: Bureau of Land Management
Designation: Iditarod
Place: Iditarod National Historic (grouped by trail name)
Nearest town: 69 km N of Unalakleet (Nome Census Area, Alaska) · GeoNames
Best months: Jul–Aug
Country: United States of America
Region: Alaska
Continent: North America
Route centre: 64.4927, -160.9635

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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