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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Mar–Apr, Oct–Nov · highs 17–23 °C (63–73 °F)
- J12°-2°28
- F14°-1°26
- M18°2°23
- A23°6°11
- M28°11°9
- J33°16°9
- J33°19°56
- A31°18°60
- S29°15°32
- O23°9°30
- N17°3°20
- D11°-2°28
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
- 11 km · 7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Gila Mountains (Colorado Plateau › Intermountain West; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 17 km N of San Jose (Graham County, Arizona) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Mar–Apr, Oct–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Arizona
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- BLM
- Route centre
- 32.9924, -109.5896
- Route start
- 32.9728, -109.6221
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 9426707
- Official info
- blm.gov/visit/search-details/4109/2
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 startGrand Enchantment Trail Segment 13: Old Safford-Morenci Trail
5.6 mi · 9.0 km · Arizona
Grand Enchantment Trail: Lower Eagle Creek Road Spur
14 mi · 22 km · Arizona
Grand Enchantment Trail Segment 14: Eagle Creek - Painted Bluffs
15 mi · 24 km · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests
Grand Enchantment Trail Segment 11: Gila Valley South
15 mi · 25 km · Coronado National Forest
Spur Cross
17 mi · 28 km · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests
Frye Canyon
19 mi · 31 km · Coronado National Forest
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