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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Sep · highs 14–26 °C (57–79 °F)
- J-4°-13°52
- F-2°-12°45
- M2°-9°55
- A7°-5°61
- M14°1°60
- J20°6°42
- J26°11°17
- A25°10°22
- S19°5°32
- O12°-1°44
- N3°-8°58
- D-4°-14°62
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
- 5.6 km · 3.5 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- US Forest Service
- Data from
- U.S. Forest Service
- Mountain
- Horse Mountain (mountain, 2,585 m; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- Ruby Mountains (Great Basin Ranges › Intermountain West; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 21 km E of Spring Creek (Elko County, Nevada) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
- Best months
- May–Sep
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Nevada
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 40.7227, -115.3364
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 centreMiddle Fork Cold Creek
1.0 mi · 1.6 km · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Conrad Creek
1.0 mi · 1.7 km · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
North Fork Cold Creek
1.8 mi · 3.0 km · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Joe Billy North Campsite
2.2 mi · 3.6 km · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Joe Billy Basin
2.4 mi · 3.9 km · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
John Day
2.6 mi · 4.2 km · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
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