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Mctc: Bear Valley To 7N20

On Osborn Hill, Sierra Nevada

Trail3.5 km · 2.2 miBest Jun–Oct

Next nearby hike: North Lake Alpine 1.6 mi · 2.6 kmExplore Osborn Hill →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Oct · highs 14–24 °C (57–75 °F)

  1. J2°-8°267
  2. F2°-7°250
  3. M5°-6°230
  4. A7°-4°109
  5. M13°-1°72
  6. J19°4°32
  7. J24°8°10
  8. A23°7°10
  9. S20°5°35
  10. O14°0°100
  11. N6°-5°193
  12. D2°-8°240

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
3.5 km · 2.2 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Osborn Hill (mountain, 2,381 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Sierra Nevada (Pacific Coast Ranges › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
30 km NE of Dorrington (Calaveras County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Stanislaus National Forest
Connects to
Emigrant Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
Jun–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route centre
38.4747, -120.0237
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

North Lake Alpine

1.6 mi · 2.6 km · Stanislaus National Forest

Bear Valley/Lake Alpine

1.7 mi · 2.8 km · Stanislaus National Forest

Woodchuck

2.8 mi · 4.5 km · Stanislaus National Forest

Duck Lake Bypass Trail

3.0 mi · 4.8 km · Stanislaus National Forest

Grouse Valley

3.1 mi · 5.1 km · Stanislaus National Forest

Elephant Rock Trail

3.4 mi · 5.5 km · Stanislaus National Forest

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