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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct · highs 13–26 °C (55–79 °F)
- J1°-9°25
- F3°-7°22
- M8°-4°30
- A13°0°25
- M19°6°24
- J25°11°14
- J28°15°38
- A26°14°51
- S22°10°44
- O15°3°41
- N7°-3°25
- D1°-8°22
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
- 8.7 km · 5.4 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Data from
- Utah Automated Geographic Reference Center (AGRC)
- Mountain range
- Abajo Mountains (Colorado Plateau › Intermountain West; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 44 km W of Monticello (San Juan County, Utah) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Manti-La Sal National Forest
- Connects to
- White Rim Trail East, White Rim Trail West (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Utah
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 37.9069, -109.8396
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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