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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 16–23 °C (61–73 °F)
- J-6°-17°26
- F-3°-15°24
- M2°-11°31
- A8°-7°36
- M14°-1°30
- J20°5°25
- J23°8°41
- A21°7°46
- S16°3°44
- O9°-4°50
- N1°-10°31
- D-6°-16°28
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
- US Forest Service
- Data from
- U.S. Forest Service
- Mountain range
- La Sal Mountains (Colorado Plateau › Intermountain West; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 31 km SE of Moab (Grand County, Utah) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Manti-La Sal National Forest
- Connects to
- Pack Creek, Pole Canyon (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Jun–Sep
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Utah
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 38.4043, -109.2690
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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2.3 mi · 3.7 km · Manti-La Sal National Forest
Burlfriends
2.5 mi · 4.0 km · Manti-La Sal National Forest
Carpenter Basin
2.6 mi · 4.2 km · Manti-La Sal National Forest
Pole Canyon
2.8 mi · 4.5 km · Manti-La Sal National Forest
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