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Pole Creek

Trail3.2 km · 2.0 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Mccoy-Pole Trail 0.4 mi · 0.7 kmExplore Caribou-Targhee National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 18–24 °C (64–75 °F)

  1. J-4°-12°64
  2. F-2°-11°54
  3. M2°-8°62
  4. A6°-5°67
  5. M12°-2°100
  6. J19°4°77
  7. J24°8°45
  8. A24°8°42
  9. S18°3°52
  10. O10°-2°64
  11. N1°-9°70
  12. D-4°-13°70

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

About 3.2 km (2.0 mi) long, Pole Creek is a trail in Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Idaho, United States of America. It lies about 30 km west of Alpine. It connects with Mccoy-Pole Trail.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
3.2 km · 2.0 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Nearest town
30 km W of Alpine (Lincoln County, Wyoming) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Caribou-Targhee National Forest
Connects to
Mccoy-Pole Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Idaho
Continent
North America
Route centre
43.1686, -111.3849
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

Mccoy-Pole Trail

0.4 mi · 0.7 km · Caribou-Targhee National Forest

Spring Creek

0.8 mi · 1.3 km · Caribou-Targhee National Forest

Clear Creek Caribou Basin

2.7 mi · 4.3 km · Caribou-Targhee National Forest

Five Pines

4.5 mi · 7.2 km · Caribou-Targhee National Forest

Little Elk Mountain

4.8 mi · 7.7 km · Caribou-Targhee National Forest

Wolverine Ck-Little Elk Mtn

5.0 mi · 8.1 km · Caribou-Targhee National Forest

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