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Marble Island North 1480000

Trail7.7 km · 4.8 miBest May–Jul

Next nearby hike: Halibut Harbor East 1520030 11 mi · 18 kmExplore Tongass National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Jul · highs 11–14 °C (52–57 °F)

  1. J3°-1°364
  2. F4°0°265
  3. M5°0°277
  4. A8°3°211
  5. M11°5°169
  6. J13°8°125
  7. J14°10°137
  8. A15°11°220
  9. S13°9°393
  10. O9°6°488
  11. N5°2°432
  12. D3°0°379

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 7.7 km (4.8 mi) long, Marble Island North 1480000 is a trail in Tongass National Forest, Alaska, United States of America. It lies about 51 km northwest of Klawock. By long-term climate averages, the best months are May–Jul.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
7.7 km · 4.8 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Nearest town
51 km NW of Klawock (Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Tongass National Forest
Best months
May–Jul
Country
United States of America
Region
Alaska
Continent
North America
Route centre
55.9563, -133.4839
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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distance from the trail centre

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Fish City

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Twin Mountain North Slope

18 mi · 29 km · Tongass National Forest

Burkes Knob Hill

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