Mile Run
- 0.1 mi
- distance
- 36 ft
- climb
- May–Sep
- best months
Mile Run is a short mountain biking route in Howelsen Park, a city-managed area in Colorado, about 0.12 miles long and rising from 6,896 feet to 6,959 feet. The climb is gentle, with a total gain of 36 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.06 miles in, where the grade reaches 7 percent. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Steamboat Springs show July highs around 83°F with lows near 46°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s and 30s. The route sits close to other outdoor spots. Onyx Mine and Howelsen Meadow, both cross-country ski areas, are within a quarter mile. Butcher Knife, a climbing area, is about a mile away, and Steamboat Springs KOA offers camping roughly 2.7 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Rancho Del Rio42 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Onyx MineCross-country skiingPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi
Howelsen MeadowCross-country skiingPhoto: Ranugad, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.2 mi- Butcher KnifeRock climbing1.1 mi
- Steamboat Springs KOACamping2.7 mi
- Steamboat SpringsRock climbing2.9 mi
- Soda CreekCanoeing4.6 mi
- Dry Lake CampgroundCamping4.8 mi
- Walton CreekCanoeing7.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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Best time to visit Mile Run
Best months: May–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.
Jan
29° / 5°
14 wet
Feb
34° / 8°
13 wet
Mar
45° / 18°
11 wet
Apr
54° / 27°
12 wet
May
65° / 34°
12 wet
Jun
76° / 39°
9 wet
Jul
83° / 46°
9 wet
Aug
82° / 44°
11 wet
Sep
74° / 36°
10 wet
Oct
59° / 26°
9 wet
Nov
43° / 16°
11 wet
Dec
30° / 6°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Steamboat Springs, CO, 0.9 mi away at 6,866 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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