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Rainbow Lake Trail

Local route3.0 km · 1.9 miBest May–Oct

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 14–25 °C (57–77 °F)

  1. J1°-7°158
  2. F2°-6°150
  3. M4°-5°137
  4. A8°-3°84
  5. M14°1°61
  6. J20°6°27
  7. J25°10°8
  8. A25°9°9
  9. S21°6°26
  10. O14°2°71
  11. N5°-4°138
  12. D0°-7°168

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

Mapped length
3.0 km · 1.9 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
25 km NW of Chester (Plumas County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
40.5098, -121.3334
Route start
40.5140, -121.3481
OpenStreetMap
relation 19033475
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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