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Klickitat Trail #7
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Sep · highs 12–22 °C (54–72 °F)
- J1°-4°374
- F3°-5°270
- M5°-3°260
- A8°-2°181
- M12°1°138
- J17°5°108
- J21°8°39
- A22°8°42
- S18°6°102
- O11°2°231
- N4°-3°429
- D0°-5°387
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
The 17.1 mile Klickitat Trail is a major ridgetop trail, extending from Kilborn Creek to Elk Peak. Features include ridgetop views, Castle Butte, Jackpot Lake, St. Michaels Lake, and St. John Lake.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 28 km · 17 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 23 km · 14 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Goat Rocks (South Washington Cascades › Cascade Range; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 40 km E of Morton (Lewis County, Washington) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Gifford Pinchot National Forest
- Best months
- May–Sep
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Washington
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Regional route
- Ref
- 7
- Operator (OSM)
- U.S. Forest Service
- Route centre
- 46.4689, -121.6649
- Route start
- 46.4828, -121.7695
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 15610067
- Official info
- fs.usda.gov/recarea/giffordpinchot/recreation/hi
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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