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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Jun, Sep–Oct · highs 14–23 °C (57–73 °F)
- J0°-10°22
- F3°-8°18
- M7°-4°17
- A10°-1°24
- M16°3°38
- J23°8°41
- J28°12°21
- A28°12°20
- S22°7°20
- O14°2°20
- N5°-6°26
- D-1°-11°23
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
- 15 km · 9 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- US Forest Service
- Data from
- U.S. Forest Service
- Designation
- Other National Scenic Trail
- Mountain range
- West Big Hole Mountains (Beaverhead Mountains › Bitterroot Range; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 25 km N of Salmon (Lemhi County, Idaho) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Salmon-Challis National Forest
- Connects to
- Wagonhammer (at its start or end)
- Best months
- May–Jun, Sep–Oct
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Idaho
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 45.4203, -113.9563
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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