Arizona · Hiking · Near Kachina Village

Cookstove #143

Cookstove #143Photo: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
3.0 mi
round trip
136 ft
climb
6,319 ft
high point
Out and back
route
May–Jul, Sep
best months

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 5 alerts for Coconino National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Coconino National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Cookstove #143 is an easy hike of about 3 miles in the Flagstaff Ranger District of Coconino National Forest, Arizona. It is a short out-and-back, rising about 136 feet from a low point of 5,576 feet to a high of 6,319 feet. The Forest Service manages the land, and the route is not open to bikes or horses. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. At a nearby weather station, May averages highs around 69°F and October around 66°F. Summer brings more wet days, peaking at about 13 in August. The trailhead sits about 0.3 miles from the Cookstove and Harding Springs mountain biking areas, and the Harding Springs Trail #51 lies about 0.7 miles away. Pine Flat Campground West is about 0.9 miles off.

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    Pine Flat Campground West

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    Campground · 0.9 mi from the trail
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    Chipotle

    Fast food

    Open after 6

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  • Best time to go · May–Jul, Sep

    Best time to visit Cookstove #143

    Best months: May–July and September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      46° / 17°

      7 wet

    2. Feb

      47° / 19°

      7 wet

    3. Mar

      53° / 23°

      7 wet

    4. Apr

      60° / 27°

      4 wet

    5. May

      69° / 34°

      3 wet

    6. Jun

      79° / 40°

      3 wet

    7. Jul

      83° / 49°

      9 wet

    8. Aug

      81° / 50°

      13 wet

    9. Sep

      76° / 41°

      8 wet

    10. Oct

      66° / 31°

      5 wet

    11. Nov

      54° / 22°

      5 wet

    12. Dec

      46° / 16°

      7 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mund'S Park, AZ, 6.8 mi away at 6,470 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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