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Indian Lake

On The Knob, Santa Fe Mountains

Trail4.7 km · 2.9 miBest May–Sep

Next nearby hike: Agua Piedra 1.3 mi · 2.1 kmExplore The Knob →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 14–22 °C (57–72 °F)

  1. J-1°-14°31
  2. F0°-12°32
  3. M3°-9°49
  4. A8°-6°47
  5. M14°0°52
  6. J20°6°62
  7. J22°8°121
  8. A20°8°121
  9. S17°4°60
  10. O10°-2°49
  11. N3°-8°30
  12. D-1°-13°36

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

Indian Lake is a trail in Carson National Forest, New Mexico, United States of America, about 4.7 km (2.9 mi) in length. It is on The Knob in the Santa Fe Mountains. It lies about 17 km southeast of Peñasco.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
4.7 km · 2.9 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
The Knob (mountain, 3,238 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Santa Fe Mountains (Sangre de Cristo Mountains › Southern Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
17 km SE of Peñasco (Taos County, New Mexico) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Carson National Forest
Best months
May–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
New Mexico
Continent
North America
Route centre
36.1013, -105.5188
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

Agua Piedra

1.3 mi · 2.1 km · Carson National Forest

Agua Sarca

1.5 mi · 2.5 km · Carson National Forest

Comales Cutoff

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Carson National Forest

Indian Creek

2.9 mi · 4.6 km · Carson National Forest

Angostura

3.1 mi · 5.0 km · Carson National Forest

Cordova Canyon

3.3 mi · 5.3 km · Carson National Forest

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