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Imperial Meadows Trail

Trail2.6 km · 1.6 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Sentinel Meadows Trail 1.0 mi · 1.6 kmExplore Yellowstone National Park →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 17–23 °C (63–73 °F)

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  2. F-2°-11°56
  3. M2°-7°61
  4. A6°-5°64
  5. M11°-1°84
  6. J17°4°83
  7. J23°8°59
  8. A22°8°46
  9. S17°4°46
  10. O9°-2°55
  11. N0°-9°73
  12. D-5°-12°80

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

Length
2.6 km · 1.6 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Nearest town
24 km SE of West Yellowstone (Gallatin County, Montana) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Yellowstone National Park
Connects to
Sentinel Meadows Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Wyoming
Continent
North America
Route centre
44.5490, -110.8471
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 centre

Sentinel Meadows Trail

1.0 mi · 1.6 km · Yellowstone National Park

Fairy Falls Trail

1.2 mi · 1.9 km · Yellowstone National Park

Powerline Trail

3.1 mi · 5.0 km · Yellowstone National Park

Mallard Creek Trail

3.7 mi · 6.0 km · Yellowstone National Park

Fairy Creek Trail

4.0 mi · 6.5 km · Yellowstone National Park

Mystic Falls Trail

4.5 mi · 7.3 km · Yellowstone National Park

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