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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Jun–Oct · highs 13–25 °C (55–77 °F)
- J0°-8°197
- F1°-7°166
- M4°-6°135
- A8°-4°73
- M14°0°54
- J19°4°30
- J25°8°14
- A24°8°15
- S20°5°19
- O13°0°76
- N4°-5°183
- D0°-8°236
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
- 4.3 km · 2.7 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- US Forest Service
- Data from
- U.S. Forest Service
- Mountain range
- North Salmon Mountains (Salmon Mountains › Klamath Mountains; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 28 km S of Etna (Siskiyou County, California) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Klamath National Forest
- Connects to
- Pacific Crest Trail (National Scenic Trail: Pacific Crest) (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Jun–Oct
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- California
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 41.2061, -122.8932
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.
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