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South Pasture

Local route8.0 km · 5.0 miBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

Next nearby hike: Switchback 9 mi · 15 kmExplore Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct · highs 14–25 °C (57–77 °F)

  1. J2°-7°10
  2. F4°-6°11
  3. M9°-2°20
  4. A14°2°30
  5. M20°7°58
  6. J25°12°53
  7. J30°16°35
  8. A30°16°21
  9. S23°11°28
  10. O15°4°30
  11. N7°-2°13
  12. D2°-7°12

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

Mapped length
8.0 km · 5.0 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
31 km NE of Cowley (Big Horn County, Wyoming) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Best months
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Wyoming
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
44.8709, -107.9961
Route start
45.1029, -108.2231
OpenStreetMap
relation 7330774
Official info
outdoor.rocks/
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 start

Switchback

9 mi · 15 km · Custer Gallatin National Forest

Canyonmouth

10 mi · 16 km · Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area

Gypsum Creek

11 mi · 18 km · Custer Gallatin National Forest

Crater Ice Cave

13 mi · 20 km · Custer Gallatin National Forest

Red Pryor

14 mi · 22 km · Custer Gallatin National Forest

Bear Canyon

15 mi · 25 km · Custer Gallatin National Forest

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