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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Oct · highs 12–24 °C (54–75 °F)
- J2°-4°259
- F4°-4°174
- M6°-2°146
- A9°0°90
- M13°3°64
- J19°7°56
- J23°11°34
- A24°11°34
- S20°8°58
- O12°3°177
- N4°-2°302
- D1°-5°265
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
- 12 km · 8 mi (agency length field)
- Source
- USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Data from
- National Park Service
- Designation
- Pacific Crest
- Mountain range
- Ptarmigan Crest (North Cascades › Cascade Range; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 53 km NE of Darrington (Snohomish County, Washington) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- North Cascades National Park
- Connects to
- Park Creek Trail (at its start or end)
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Washington
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 48.4400, -120.9282
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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