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Punchline
- 2.5 mi
- round trip
- 157 ft
- climb
- 5,779 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Punchline is an easy hike on Bureau of Land Management land in Idaho's Shoshone Field Office, about 2.45 miles from the starting point. The route is an out-and-back that gains about 157 feet in elevation over roughly 2.5 miles, with the low point at about 5,590 feet and the high at about 5,779 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Bellevue, which sits a few hundred feet lower, show July highs around 87°F with lows near 54°F, while September cools to highs around 76°F. Nadya's Trail is about 0.3 miles away, and Wilson Gulch, a mountain biking route, is about 0.6 miles off. Croy Creek Trail and the Bullion Connector are both about 0.7 miles away.
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Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Best time to visit Punchline
Best months: April–June and September–October. 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
35° / 16°
Feb
38° / 19°
Mar
48° / 27°
Apr
59° / 35°
May
67° / 41°
Jun
77° / 47°
Jul
87° / 54°
Aug
86° / 53°
Sep
76° / 45°
Oct
61° / 35°
Nov
45° / 25°
Dec
34° / 16°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bellevue, ID, 6 mi away at 5,192 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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