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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct · highs 17–27 °C (63–81 °F)
- J-1°-10°23
- F2°-8°32
- M10°-2°53
- A17°5°88
- M22°11°116
- J27°17°133
- J29°19°114
- A28°18°114
- S24°14°98
- O17°7°70
- N9°0°58
- D1°-8°33
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 12 km (8 mi) long, Rock Creek Lake Trail is a trail in Iowa, United States of America. It lies about 5.0 km northeast of Kellogg. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length
- 12 km · 8 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- State agency
- Data from
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Reservoir
- Rock Creek Lake (GeoNames)
- Nearest town
- 5.0 km NE of Kellogg (Jasper County, Iowa) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Iowa
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 41.7433, -92.8568
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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