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Mid Hills to Hole-in-the-Wall Trail

In the New York Mountains

Trail8.6 km · 5.3 miBest Oct–May

Next nearby hike: Barber Peak Loop Trail 0.1 mi · 0.2 kmExplore New York Mountains →

Mojave National PreserveMojave National PreserveBarber Peak Loop Trail · Mojave National PreserveEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Oct–May · highs 11–26 °C (52–79 °F)

  1. J11°1°36
  2. F13°2°43
  3. M16°4°36
  4. A21°7°15
  5. M26°12°7
  6. J30°17°4
  7. J33°21°32
  8. A32°20°39
  9. S29°17°26
  10. O22°11°20
  11. N15°5°18
  12. D11°1°36

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

Mid Hills to Hole-in-the-Wall Trail is a trail in Mojave National Preserve, California, United States of America, about 8.6 km (5.3 mi) in length. It is in the New York Mountains. It lies about 64 km east of Baker.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
8.6 km · 5.3 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Mountain range
New York Mountains (Great Basin Ranges › Intermountain West; GMBA)
Nearest town
64 km E of Baker (San Bernardino County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Mojave National Preserve
Best months
Oct–May
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route centre
35.0558, -115.4242
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

Barber Peak Loop Trail

0.1 mi · 0.2 km · Mojave National Preserve

Quail Spring

18 mi · 29 km · Mojave National Preserve

Teutonia Peak Trail

19 mi · 30 km · Mojave National Preserve

Piute Canyon Loop

24 mi · 39 km · Mojave National Preserve

Lake View

50 mi · 80 km · Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Petroglyph Trail

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