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North Fork Of The Clearwater

On Gospel Hill, Northern Bitterroot Range

Trail12 km · 8 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Bacon Loop 2.4 mi · 3.8 kmExplore Gospel Hill →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 17–22 °C (63–72 °F)

  1. J-4°-10°168
  2. F-1°-9°132
  3. M2°-7°125
  4. A5°-5°109
  5. M11°-1°130
  6. J17°4°132
  7. J22°8°55
  8. A22°8°61
  9. S17°3°80
  10. O9°-2°123
  11. N0°-8°187
  12. D-5°-12°178

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

North Fork Of The Clearwater is a trail of about 12 km (8 mi) in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Idaho, United States of America. It is on Gospel Hill in the Northern Bitterroot Range. It lies about 35 km southwest of Superior.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
12 km · 8 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Gospel Hill (mountain, 1,969 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Northern Bitterroot Range (Bitterroot Range › Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
35 km SW of Superior (Mineral County, Montana) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
Connects to
Chamberlain Mountain (at its start or end)
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Idaho
Continent
North America
Route centre
46.9676, -115.2085
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

Bacon Loop

2.4 mi · 3.8 km · Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Bean Divide

2.6 mi · 4.2 km · Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Yankee Peak

3.9 mi · 6.3 km · Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Bostonian Creek

4.0 mi · 6.4 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Never Sweat

4.3 mi · 7.0 km · Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Boundary Creek

4.5 mi · 7.2 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

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