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Summit National Recreation Trail
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 16–20 °C (61–68 °F)
- J-1°-11°202
- F0°-11°197
- M2°-9°177
- A4°-7°99
- M10°-3°43
- J16°3°15
- J20°7°10
- A19°6°8
- S16°3°17
- O10°-2°50
- N3°-8°118
- D-1°-11°197
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
- 51 km · 32 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Sierra Nevada (Pacific Coast Ranges › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 27 km NE of Springville (Tulare County, California) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Sequoia National Park
- Connects to
- Windy Ridge (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Jun–Sep
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- California
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Route centre
- 36.1676, -118.5869
- Route start
- 36.3122, -118.6276
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 6195057
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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