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Mineral Belt Trail

On Carbonate Hill, Mosquito Range

Trail19 km · 12 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Slip and Slide Trail 1.0 mi · 1.6 kmExplore Carbonate Hill →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 14–18 °C (57–64 °F)

  1. J-3°-15°40
  2. F-2°-15°42
  3. M1°-12°54
  4. A4°-8°59
  5. M9°-4°53
  6. J15°0°41
  7. J18°4°80
  8. A17°3°85
  9. S14°0°55
  10. O7°-5°43
  11. N1°-13°43
  12. D-4°-16°42

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

Mineral Belt Trail is a trail of about 19 km (12 mi) in Pike and San Isabel National Forests, Colorado, United States of America. It is on Carbonate Hill in the Mosquito Range. It is at Leadville.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
19 km · 12 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Designation
National Recreation Trail
Mountain
Carbonate Hill (mountain, 3,245 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Mosquito Range (Southern Rocky Mountains › Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
At Leadville (Lake County, Colorado) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Colorado
Continent
North America
Route centre
39.2422, -106.2838
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

Slip and Slide Trail

1.0 mi · 1.6 km · Pike and San Isabel National Forests

Perma Grin Trail

1.2 mi · 2.0 km · Pike and San Isabel National Forests

Boulders Trail

1.4 mi · 2.2 km · Pike and San Isabel National Forests

Wheelers Way Trail

1.6 mi · 2.5 km · Pike and San Isabel National Forests

Bodfish

3.6 mi · 5.8 km · Pike and San Isabel National Forests

RIFT

3.9 mi · 6.3 km · Pike and San Isabel National Forests

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