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Skeleton Creek

On Lone Cliff, Coeur D'Alene Mountains

Trail3.4 km · 2.1 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Smeads Bench 1.8 mi · 2.9 kmExplore Lone Cliff →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 12–25 °C (54–77 °F)

  1. J-1°-7°174
  2. F2°-6°126
  3. M5°-4°131
  4. A10°-1°98
  5. M16°3°111
  6. J20°8°115
  7. J25°11°52
  8. A25°11°43
  9. S20°7°68
  10. O12°1°133
  11. N3°-4°196
  12. D-2°-9°186

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 3.4 km (2.1 mi) long, Skeleton Creek is a trail in Kootenai National Forest, Montana, United States of America. It is on Lone Cliff in the Coeur D'Alene Mountains. It lies about 28 km southeast of Clark Fork.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
3.4 km · 2.1 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Lone Cliff (mountain, 1,744 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Coeur D'Alene Mountains (Bitterroot Range › Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
28 km SE of Clark Fork (Bonner County, Idaho) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Kootenai National Forest
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Montana
Continent
North America
Route centre
47.9674, -115.9017
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

Smeads Bench

1.8 mi · 2.9 km · Kootenai National Forest

Loveland Peak

2.2 mi · 3.6 km · Kootenai National Forest

Rice Draw

2.8 mi · 4.4 km · Kootenai National Forest

South Fork Pilgrim Creek

2.8 mi · 4.5 km · Kootenai National Forest

Stevens Creek

5.7 mi · 9.2 km · Kootenai National Forest

Alden Creek

7 mi · 11 km · Idaho Panhandle National Forests

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