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Snow Creek Trail

On Olmstead Point, Sierra Nevada

Trail16 km · 10 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Clouds Rest Trail 1.4 mi · 2.3 kmExplore Olmstead Point →

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Best time to hike

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

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  2. F0°-9°258
  3. M2°-7°217
  4. A5°-5°101
  5. M10°-2°61
  6. J17°3°27
  7. J21°8°20
  8. A21°7°15
  9. S17°4°31
  10. O12°0°93
  11. N4°-6°177
  12. D0°-9°254

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
16 km · 10 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Mountain
Olmstead Point (mountain, 2,548 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Sierra Nevada (Pacific Coast Ranges › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
11 km NE of Yosemite Valley (Mariposa County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Yosemite National Park
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route centre
37.7953, -119.5043
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

Clouds Rest Trail

1.4 mi · 2.3 km · Yosemite National Park

Mirror Lake Loop

3.1 mi · 5.0 km · Yosemite National Park

Half Dome Trail

3.3 mi · 5.3 km · Yosemite National Park

North Dome Trail

3.5 mi · 5.7 km · Yosemite National Park

Mount Hoffman Trail

3.6 mi · 5.8 km · Yosemite National Park

Mist Trail

5.2 mi · 8.4 km · Yosemite National Park

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