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Willow Creek

On Little Butte, Northern California Coast Ranges

Trail3.5 km · 2.2 miBest May–Jun, Aug–Oct

Next nearby hike: Four Corners Rock 0.2 mi · 0.2 kmExplore Little Butte →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Jun, Aug–Oct · highs 17–27 °C (63–81 °F)

  1. J5°-3°279
  2. F6°-3°243
  3. M9°-2°190
  4. A12°-1°100
  5. M17°3°64
  6. J22°7°23
  7. J27°11°4
  8. A27°10°7
  9. S23°8°19
  10. O17°4°80
  11. N9°-1°208
  12. D5°-3°314

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

This trail in Mendocino National Forest, California, United States of America, is about 3.5 km (2.2 mi) long. It is on Little Butte in the Northern California Coast Ranges. It lies about 34 km north of Covelo.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
3.5 km · 2.2 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Little Butte (mountain, 1,702 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Northern California Coast Ranges (California Coast Ranges › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
34 km N of Covelo (Mendocino County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Mendocino National Forest
Connects to
Boundary, Four Corners Rock, Morrison Creek (at its start or end)
Best months
May–Jun, Aug–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route centre
40.0884, -123.1538
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

Four Corners Rock

0.2 mi · 0.2 km · Mendocino National Forest

Waterspout

1.7 mi · 2.8 km · Six Rivers National Forest

Boundary

1.8 mi · 2.9 km · Mendocino National Forest

Lost Creek

2.9 mi · 4.6 km · Six Rivers National Forest

Morrison Creek

2.9 mi · 4.7 km · Mendocino National Forest

River

3.0 mi · 4.8 km · Mendocino National Forest

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