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Virginia Gulch

On Grouse Butte, Soldier Mountains

Trail17 km · 11 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: North Fork Lime Creek 1.3 mi · 2.1 kmExplore Grouse Butte →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 18–24 °C (64–75 °F)

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  2. F-2°-11°106
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  6. J18°3°50
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  10. O10°-2°77
  11. N1°-9°122
  12. D-4°-13°178

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
17 km · 11 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Grouse Butte (mountain, 2,336 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Soldier Mountains (Rocky Mountains › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
37 km NW of Fairfield (Camas County, Idaho) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Sawtooth National Forest
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Idaho
Continent
North America
Route centre
43.5754, -115.1590
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 centre

North Fork Lime Creek

1.3 mi · 2.1 km · Sawtooth National Forest

Burgy Creek

3.1 mi · 5.0 km · Boise National Forest

Yellow Pine Loop

3.6 mi · 5.8 km · Boise National Forest

Presidents Trail

3.9 mi · 6.3 km · Sawtooth National Forest

Blue Ridge

4.1 mi · 6.5 km · Sawtooth National Forest

Gardner Gulch

4.3 mi · 7.0 km · Sawtooth National Forest

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