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Pelican Creek Trail

Trail15 km · 9 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Raven Creek Cutoff Trail 1.6 mi · 2.6 kmExplore Yellowstone National Park →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 14–20 °C (57–68 °F)

  1. J-5°-12°63
  2. F-4°-11°50
  3. M0°-8°63
  4. A4°-5°73
  5. M8°-2°107
  6. J14°3°107
  7. J20°8°73
  8. A20°9°65
  9. S15°5°64
  10. O7°-1°64
  11. N-1°-8°73
  12. D-6°-13°62

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
15 km · 9 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Nearest town
60 km SE of Gardiner (Park County, Montana) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Yellowstone National Park
Connects to
Raven Creek Cutoff Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Wyoming
Continent
North America
Route centre
44.6082, -110.2269
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

Raven Creek Cutoff Trail

1.6 mi · 2.6 km · Yellowstone National Park

Astringent Creek Trail

2.7 mi · 4.4 km · Yellowstone National Park

Pelican Cone Trail

2.9 mi · 4.6 km · Yellowstone National Park

Pelican Valley Trail

3.2 mi · 5.2 km · Yellowstone National Park

Fern Lake Trail

5.4 mi · 8.7 km · Yellowstone National Park

Jones Cr Trail

5.8 mi · 9.3 km · Yellowstone National Park

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