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Salt Creek Hills Interpretive Walking Trail

Trail2.8 km · 1.7 miBest Nov–Mar

Next nearby hike: Virgin Springs Canyon 29 mi · 46 kmExplore Death Valley National Park →

California, United States of AmericaEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Nov–Mar · highs 17–25 °C (63–77 °F)

  1. J17°6°15
  2. F21°9°20
  3. M25°12°14
  4. A30°15°6
  5. M35°20°3
  6. J40°25°1
  7. J43°28°7
  8. A42°28°9
  9. S38°24°7
  10. O31°17°7
  11. N22°10°9
  12. D17°6°14

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 2.8 km (1.7 mi) long, Salt Creek Hills Interpretive Walking Trail is a trail in California, United States of America. It lies about 44 km northwest of Baker. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Nov–Mar.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
2.8 km · 1.7 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
Bureau of Land Management
Data from
Bureau of Land Management
Nearby park
Death Valley National Park (1.21 km from the boundary)
Nearest town
44 km NW of Baker (San Bernardino County, California) · GeoNames
Best months
Nov–Mar
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route centre
35.6278, -116.2802
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

Virgin Springs Canyon

29 mi · 46 km · Death Valley National Park

Desrt Hound

30 mi · 49 km · Death Valley National Park

Ashford Canyon

31 mi · 49 km · Death Valley National Park

Scotty's Canyon

32 mi · 51 km · Death Valley National Park

Willow Canyon (lower)

38 mi · 62 km · Death Valley National Park

Sidewinder Canyon

39 mi · 62 km · Death Valley National Park

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