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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 17–26 °C (63–79 °F)
- J7°-6°41
- F9°-5°40
- M12°-3°35
- A17°1°14
- M21°6°11
- J26°11°11
- J26°13°96
- A24°12°92
- S23°9°50
- O18°4°33
- N12°-2°25
- D7°-6°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.
Trail facts
- Length
- 3.7 km · 2.3 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Data from
- National Park Service
- Mountain range
- Rincon Mountains (Intermountain West › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 17 km E of Tanque Verde (Pima County, Arizona) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Saguaro National Park
- Connects to
- Cowhead Saddle Trail (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Arizona
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 32.2175, -110.5534
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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