Camel Humps
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 86 ft
- climb
- 935 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Camel Humps is a short cross-country ski route in northern Maine, about 0.6 miles from the community of Fort Kent Mills. The trail is a hard climb, rising from 902 feet to 935 feet over a distance of 0.24 miles, with a total gain of 10 feet and a total loss of 76 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.05 miles in, with a grade of 6 percent. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from the nearby Ft Kent weather station show January highs around 19°F with lows near -3°F, while March runs about 33°F by day and 9°F at night. That station sits roughly 325 feet lower than the high point here, so temperatures on the hump run a little cooler. Several other ski routes lie within a short distance. Stadium, Waska Loop and Penalty Loop are each about 0.1 miles away, and Grand Outlook is about 0.2 miles off.
Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit Camel Humps
Best months: 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
19° / -3°
13 wet
Feb
23° / -3°
11 wet
Mar
33° / 9°
11 wet
Apr
46° / 25°
11 wet
May
61° / 37°
14 wet
Jun
71° / 47°
14 wet
Jul
76° / 54°
15 wet
Aug
75° / 51°
13 wet
Sep
66° / 43°
12 wet
Oct
52° / 32°
14 wet
Nov
38° / 22°
13 wet
Dec
26° / 8°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ft Kent, ME, 1 mi away at 610 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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