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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Oct–Apr · highs 13–25 °C (55–77 °F)
- J13°1°12
- F16°3°10
- M20°5°8
- A25°9°8
- M29°14°12
- J34°19°16
- J33°21°48
- A32°20°48
- S29°17°31
- O24°11°24
- N18°6°13
- D13°1°17
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.
About this trail
About 17 km (10 mi) long, West Lakeshore Trail is a local hiking route in New Mexico, United States of America. It lies about 16 km north of Elephant Butte. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Oct–Apr.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 17 km · 10 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Valley
- Monticello Canyon (GeoNames)
- Nearest town
- 16 km N of Elephant Butte (Sierra County, New Mexico) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Oct–Apr
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- New Mexico
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- Elephant Butte State Park
- Route centre
- 33.2572, -107.2041
- Route start
- 33.2948, -107.1875
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 18859154
- Official info
- emnrd.nm.gov/spd/find-a-park/elephant-butte-lake
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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