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Moraine Park - Mill Creek Basin
Next nearby hike: Ymca Camp - Glacier Basin C.G. 0.6 mi · 1.0 kmExplore Front Range →
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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Sep · highs 13–22 °C (55–72 °F)
- J0°-11°20
- F1°-11°22
- M4°-8°43
- A8°-5°56
- M13°0°60
- J19°5°46
- J22°8°60
- A21°8°56
- S17°4°42
- O11°-1°32
- N4°-7°27
- D0°-11°24
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
Moraine Park - Mill Creek Basin is a trail in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, United States of America, about 6.6 km (4.1 mi) in length. It is in the Front Range. It lies about 6.1 km southwest of Estes Park.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length
- 6.6 km · 4.1 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Data from
- National Park Service
- Mountain range
- Front Range (Southern Rocky Mountains › Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 6.1 km SW of Estes Park (Larimer County, Colorado) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- Connects to
- Tuxedo Park - Ymca Camp (at its start or end)
- Best months
- May–Sep
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Colorado
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 40.3409, -105.6053
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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