Cactus Trail
- 0.6 mi
- distance
- 69 ft
- climb
- Oct–Apr
- best months
Cactus Trail is a short mountain biking route on Bureau of Land Management land in Nevada, within the Las Vegas Field Office. It is a short ride of about 0.6 miles, with a low point of 3,329 feet and a high of 3,395 feet, and the climb is gentle, with a total gain of 69 feet and a steepest grade of about 5% near the middle of the route. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Las Vegas show April highs around 80°F and October highs around 82°F, while July averages about 106°F. That station sits roughly 1,100 feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the route run cooler. Several other routes lie close by. Sloan 404 is a hike about 0.3 miles away, and the Sloan 404 Trail for mountain biking is about 0.4 miles off. Black Mountain Trail and Madeira Canyon Trail are both within a mile.
Best time to go · Oct–Apr
Best time to visit Cactus Trail
Best months: October–April. 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
59° / 37°
3 wet
Feb
63° / 41°
4 wet
Mar
72° / 48°
3 wet
Apr
80° / 54°
2 wet
May
90° / 63°
1 wet
Jun
101° / 73°
1 wet
Jul
106° / 80°
3 wet
Aug
104° / 78°
3 wet
Sep
96° / 69°
2 wet
Oct
82° / 57°
2 wet
Nov
67° / 44°
2 wet
Dec
57° / 37°
3 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Las Vegas Wfo, NV, 9.6 mi away at 2,275 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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