Idlewild Campground
Campground
Campground · 4.6 mi from the trail
Colorado · Cross-country skiing · Near Idaho Springs
Rancher Bob
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1.8 mi
- distance
- 142 ft
- climb
- 8,621 ft
- high point
- Moderate
- difficulty
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Rancher Bob is a cross-country ski route in Colorado, about 1.8 miles long and rated moderate. It rises from 8,505 feet to 8,621 feet, a total gain of 142 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 1.1 miles in, with a 10% grade. The nearest town is Fraser, about 2.6 miles away. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Fraser show January highs around 31°F with lows near -1°F, while June runs about 72°F by day and 33°F at night. The station sits at a similar elevation to the route, so temperatures here should run roughly the same. Ram's Curl and Ranch Creek are both about 0.1 mile away, and Blue Extra is about 0.3 mile off. For an overnight stay, Idlewild Campground is about 4.6 miles away.
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Best time to go · Jun–Aug
Best time to visit Rancher Bob
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, 2.7 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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