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Lunde Creek - Rock Garden

On Rock Garden, North Clearwater Mountains

Trail15 km · 9 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Cayuse Creek 1.6 mi · 2.5 kmExplore Rock Garden →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 15–21 °C (59–70 °F)

  1. J-5°-11°228
  2. F-2°-11°169
  3. M1°-8°159
  4. A4°-6°136
  5. M9°-3°146
  6. J15°2°152
  7. J21°7°65
  8. A21°7°61
  9. S16°2°94
  10. O8°-3°145
  11. N-1°-10°231
  12. D-6°-13°210

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 15 km (9 mi) long, Lunde Creek - Rock Garden is a trail in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Idaho, United States of America. It is on Rock Garden in the North Clearwater Mountains. It lies about 65 km northwest of Pinesdale.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

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
Mountain
Rock Garden (mountain, 2,152 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
North Clearwater Mountains (Clearwater Mountains › Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
65 km NW of Pinesdale (Ravalli County, Montana) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
Connects to
Potato Creek (at its start or end)
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Idaho
Continent
North America
Route centre
46.6041, -114.9627
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

Cayuse Creek

1.6 mi · 2.5 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Nee-Me-Poo

4.1 mi · 6.6 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Potato Creek

4.6 mi · 7.5 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Rapid Creek

5.4 mi · 8.7 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Silver Creek

7 mi · 11 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Deer Creek

7 mi · 11 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

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