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Rocky Gulch Trail

On Canby Mountain, East-Central San Juan Mountains

Trail2.5 km · 1.6 miBest Jul–Aug

Next nearby hike: West Pole Trail 1.5 mi · 2.4 kmExplore Canby Mountain →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jul–Aug · highs 14–15 °C (57–59 °F)

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  2. F-7°-17°91
  3. M-4°-14°114
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  5. M4°-7°84
  6. J11°-2°66
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  10. O3°-9°116
  11. N-3°-15°94
  12. D-8°-18°91

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

Rocky Gulch Trail is a trail of about 2.5 km (1.6 mi) in Colorado, United States of America. It is on Canby Mountain in the East-Central San Juan Mountains. It lies about 10 km east of Silverton.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
2.5 km · 1.6 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
Bureau of Land Management
Data from
Bureau of Land Management
Mountain
Canby Mountain (mountain, 4,102 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
East-Central San Juan Mountains (San Juan Mountains › Southern Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
10 km E of Silverton (San Juan County, Colorado) · GeoNames
Connects to
Colorado Trail (National Scenic Trail: Continental Divide) (at its start or end)
Best months
Jul–Aug
Country
United States of America
Region
Colorado
Continent
North America
Route centre
37.8097, -107.5510
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

West Pole Trail

1.5 mi · 2.4 km · Colorado

Colorado Trail

1.6 mi · 2.5 km · Colorado

Minnie Gulch

2.0 mi · 3.3 km · Rio Grande National Forest

Little Giant Peak Trail

2.7 mi · 4.3 km · Colorado

Cuba Gulch

3.1 mi · 5.0 km · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests

Silver Lake Trail

3.3 mi · 5.4 km · Colorado

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