Idlewild Campground
Campground
Campground · 4.5 mi from the trail
Colorado · Cross-country skiing · Near Idaho Springs
Blue Extra
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 5.7 mi
- distance
- 501 ft
- climb
- 8,842 ft
- high point
- Moderate
- difficulty
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Blue Extra is a cross-country ski route in Colorado, about 2.6 miles from the town of Maryvale. The route is 5.7 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 501 feet, and it is rated moderate. The climb reaches a high point of 8,842 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 5 miles in, with a grade of 29 percent. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Fraser, at a similar elevation, show January highs around 31°F with lows near -1°F, while June highs reach about 72°F. The station sits a few hundred feet lower than the route's high point, so temperatures on the higher ground run a little cooler. Coyote, another cross-country ski route, lies just 0.1 mile away, and the Blue Extra South mountain biking trail is 0.2 mile off. Ranch Creek, a canoeing spot, is 0.4 mile away, and Idlewild Campground is about 4.5 miles from the route.
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Best time to go · Jun–Aug
Best time to visit Blue Extra
Best months: June–August. 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
31° / -1°
11 wet
Feb
34° / 2°
10 wet
Mar
43° / 11°
9 wet
Apr
51° / 20°
8 wet
May
62° / 27°
7 wet
Jun
72° / 33°
6 wet
Jul
77° / 38°
9 wet
Aug
74° / 37°
10 wet
Sep
68° / 29°
8 wet
Oct
56° / 21°
7 wet
Nov
41° / 10°
8 wet
Dec
31° / -1°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Fraser, CO, 2.8 mi away at 8,560 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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