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Mule Mountain Pass Trail

On Mule Mountain, Trinity Mountains

Trail4.7 km · 2.9 miBest Mar–May, Oct–Nov

Next nearby hike: Meiner's Loop 0.2 mi · 0.3 kmExplore Mule Mountain →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Oct–Nov · highs 16–27 °C (61–81 °F)

  1. J12°3°249
  2. F14°4°225
  3. M17°6°182
  4. A21°8°102
  5. M27°12°71
  6. J32°16°28
  7. J37°20°4
  8. A36°19°6
  9. S32°16°23
  10. O25°12°74
  11. N16°7°173
  12. D12°4°265

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
4.7 km · 2.9 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Mountain
Mule Mountain (mountain, 708 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Trinity Mountains (Klamath Mountains › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
5.3 km S of Shasta (Shasta County, California) · GeoNames
Connects to
Meiner's Loop, Salt Creek Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
Mar–May, Oct–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route centre
40.5521, -122.4869
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

Meiner's Loop

0.2 mi · 0.3 km · California

Argonaut

0.3 mi · 0.5 km · California

Escalator

0.5 mi · 0.9 km · California

Wintu Loop

0.7 mi · 1.2 km · California

Mule Ridge

1.3 mi · 2.1 km · California

Salt Creek Trail

2.0 mi · 3.2 km · Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area

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