Indian Mountain Circuit
- 1.0 mi
- round trip
- 516 ft
- climb
- 1,621 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Caution at last check
Weather is marginal · OpenWeather · checked 15 h ago
Indian Mountain Circuit is a cross-country ski route in Katahdin Iron Works, a non-governmental land unit in Maine. The trail is an out-and-back of about 2 miles, with a low point of 1,550 feet and a high of 1,621 feet, and it rises about 120 feet from start to top. The route is rated hard. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Greenville, which sits roughly 600 feet lower, show January highs around 23°F with lows near 5°F, and February is similar. Temperatures on the higher ground run cooler than those figures. The Baker Loop Trail lies just 0.1 mile away, and the Pearl Ponds Trail is 0.2 mile off. The Brook Trail and Baker Pond Road are both about 0.7 mile from the route.
Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit Indian Mountain Circuit
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
23° / 5°
13 wet
Feb
25° / 7°
12 wet
Mar
34° / 17°
13 wet
Apr
46° / 29°
13 wet
May
62° / 41°
14 wet
Jun
70° / 51°
14 wet
Jul
75° / 57°
15 wet
Aug
74° / 56°
13 wet
Sep
66° / 48°
11 wet
Oct
52° / 37°
13 wet
Nov
39° / 26°
14 wet
Dec
28° / 15°
16 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Greenville Maine Forestry Svc, ME, 10.8 mi away at 1,037 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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