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Sherman Peak

On Sherman Peak, Southern Sierra Nevada

Trail4.0 km · 2.5 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: North Meadow 1.0 mi · 1.6 kmExplore Sherman Peak →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 17–21 °C (63–70 °F)

  1. J-1°-12°136
  2. F0°-11°127
  3. M3°-9°100
  4. A7°-7°48
  5. M12°-2°21
  6. J17°2°8
  7. J21°6°9
  8. A21°6°10
  9. S17°3°12
  10. O11°-2°24
  11. N4°-8°69
  12. D0°-12°130

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
4.0 km · 2.5 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Sherman Peak (mountain, 3,000 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Southern Sierra Nevada (Sierra Nevada › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
29 km N of Kernville (Kern County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Sequoia National Forest
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route centre
36.0116, -118.3904
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

North Meadow

1.0 mi · 1.6 km · Sequoia National Forest

Sherman Pass

2.0 mi · 3.2 km · Sequoia National Forest

Cannell Meadow

3.1 mi · 5.0 km · Sequoia National Forest

Boone Meadow Trail

3.1 mi · 5.0 km · Sequoia National Forest

Trout Creek Trail

3.1 mi · 5.0 km · Sequoia National Forest

Schaeffer Trail

3.3 mi · 5.3 km · Sequoia National Forest

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