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Wheeler Peak/Bull Of The Woods

On Wheeler Peak, Sangre de Cristo Mountains

Trail12 km · 7 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Lost Lake 1.2 mi · 1.9 kmExplore Wheeler Peak →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 16–21 °C (61–70 °F)

  1. J-3°-16°36
  2. F-2°-14°44
  3. M2°-10°56
  4. A6°-6°55
  5. M13°-1°62
  6. J19°5°49
  7. J21°8°101
  8. A20°7°109
  9. S16°4°66
  10. O10°-2°54
  11. N2°-9°37
  12. D-3°-15°40

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

Wheeler Peak/Bull Of The Woods is a trail of about 12 km (7 mi) in Carson National Forest, New Mexico, United States of America. It is on Wheeler Peak in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. It lies about 17 km northeast of Arroyo Seco.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
12 km · 7 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Wheeler Peak (mountain, 4,012 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Southern Rocky Mountains › Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
17 km NE of Arroyo Seco (Taos County, New Mexico) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Carson National Forest
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
New Mexico
Continent
North America
Route centre
36.5882, -105.4238
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

Lost Lake

1.2 mi · 1.9 km · Carson National Forest

Willams Lake

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Carson National Forest

Wheeler Summit

2.0 mi · 3.3 km · Carson National Forest

East Fork

2.3 mi · 3.7 km · Carson National Forest

Long Canyon

3.3 mi · 5.2 km · Carson National Forest

Gavilan Canyon

3.4 mi · 5.4 km · Carson National Forest

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