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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 14–20 °C (57–68 °F)
- J-5°-14°212
- F-5°-14°198
- M-3°-12°165
- A1°-9°83
- M8°-4°40
- J15°3°22
- J20°8°20
- A19°7°18
- S14°3°28
- O8°-3°55
- N1°-10°129
- D-4°-14°194
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
About 8.3 km (5.2 mi) long, Lake South America Trail is a local hiking route in Sequoia National Park, California, United States of America. It is in Kings-Kern Divide. It lies about 25 km southwest of Independence.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 8.3 km · 5.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Kings-Kern Divide (Sierra Nevada › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 25 km SW of Independence (Inyo County, California) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Sequoia National Park
- Connects to
- Upper Kern -Tyndall Cutoff (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Jun–Sep
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- California
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Route centre
- 36.6626, -118.4154
- Route start
- 36.6491, -118.3974
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19074687
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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