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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 17–24 °C (63–75 °F)

  1. J0°-12°26
  2. F2°-11°24
  3. M6°-8°32
  4. A11°-4°28
  5. M17°1°32
  6. J23°6°34
  7. J24°9°72
  8. A22°9°87
  9. S19°5°54
  10. O12°-1°44
  11. N5°-7°24
  12. D0°-12°31

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
6.2 km · 3.9 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain range
Jemez Mountains (Colorado Plateau › Intermountain West; GMBA)
Nearest town
6.8 km W of Los Alamos (Los Alamos County, New Mexico) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Santa Fe National Forest
Best months
May–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
New Mexico
Continent
North America
Route centre
35.8843, -106.3826
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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