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Summit Trail

Local route6.3 km · 3.9 miBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

Next nearby hike: Long X Trail 1.1 mi · 1.8 kmExplore Dakota Prairie Grasslands →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct · highs 13–24 °C (55–75 °F)

  1. J-4°-13°12
  2. F-1°-11°9
  3. M6°-6°17
  4. A13°1°32
  5. M19°7°58
  6. J24°13°81
  7. J29°16°62
  8. A29°16°43
  9. S22°10°34
  10. O14°3°32
  11. N4°-5°14
  12. D-3°-11°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
6.3 km · 3.9 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
27 km S of Watford City (McKenzie County, North Dakota) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Dakota Prairie Grasslands
Connects to
Maah Daah Hey Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
North Dakota
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
47.5498, -103.2622
Route start
47.5623, -103.2828
OpenStreetMap
relation 14562140
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

Long X Trail

1.1 mi · 1.8 km · Dakota Prairie Grasslands

Buckhorn Trail

4.6 mi · 7.4 km · Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Caprock Coulee Trail

4.9 mi · 7.9 km · Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Bennett

5.9 mi · 9.4 km · Dakota Prairie Grasslands

WOLF

7 mi · 11 km · Dakota Prairie Grasslands

Achenbach Trail

7 mi · 12 km · Theodore Roosevelt National Park

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