Willie White
- 9.2 mi
- round trip
- 1,290 ft
- climb
- 9,313 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Is Willie White open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 6 alerts for Lincoln National Forest.
Order# 03-08-26-002: Temporary Road Closure
Agency alert covering Lincoln National Forest · Order 03-08-26-002 · USFS · Lincoln National Forest
Current Fire Restrictions and Related Prohibitions
Agency alert covering Lincoln National Forest · USFS · Lincoln National Forest
Order# 03-08-02-26-001: Bluff Springs Temporary Closure on Sacramento Ranger District
Agency alert covering Sacramento Ranger District · Order 03-08-02-26-001 · USFS · Sacramento Ranger District
Order# 03-08-02-25-001: Sacramento Ranger District Area/ Dispersed Camping and Motor Vehicle Use
Agency alert covering Sacramento Ranger District · Order 03-08-02-25-001 · USFS · Sacramento Ranger District
InciWeb - for current incidents
Agency alert covering Lincoln National Forest · USFS · Lincoln National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Lincoln National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Willie White is a hard hike of about 9.2 miles on the natural-surface trail in the Sacramento Ranger District of Lincoln National Forest in New Mexico. The Forest Service manages the land, and the route is an out-and-back that climbs from about 8,000 feet to roughly 9,300 feet. The trail is rated hard, and the climb totals about 1,290 feet one way. Bikes and horses are both allowed, so the route works for riders and pack animals. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Cloudcroft weather station show May highs around 66°F and September highs around 67°F, while July and August bring the most wet days, about 16 each month. The Willie White Spur Trail (112) starts just 0.3 miles away, and Wills Canyon and Benson Cyn are both within about a mile. For an overnight base, Aspen campground sits about 7.5 miles off.
- Willie White Spur Trail (112)Hiking0.3 mi
- Wills CanyonHiking0.8 mi
- Benson CynHiking1.1 mi
- Benson Cyn S.Hiking1.3 mi
- AspenCamping7.5 mi
- Black Bear GcCamping7.5 mi
- SlideCamping7.6 mi
- Fir Lower GcCamping9.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
SunspotHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: uıɐɾ ʞ ʇɐɯɐs, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Road CanyonHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: uıɐɾ ʞ ʇɐɯɐs, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Rim TrailHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: uıɐɾ ʞ ʇɐɯɐs, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Benson CynHiking · ~2 min drive
- Rim TrailHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: uıɐɾ ʞ ʇɐɯɐs, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Taylor CynHiking · ~3 min drive
- Dark Canyon Trail (5700)Hiking · ~4 min drive
- Apache Point Observatory RoadHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: uıɐɾ ʞ ʇɐɯɐs, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- SchofieldHiking · ~4 min drive
- Hubbell CynHiking · ~5 min drive
Best time to visit Willie White
Best months: May–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
42° / 19°
6 wet
Feb
45° / 22°
6 wet
Mar
51° / 26°
6 wet
Apr
58° / 31°
4 wet
May
66° / 38°
5 wet
Jun
74° / 45°
9 wet
Jul
72° / 48°
16 wet
Aug
71° / 47°
16 wet
Sep
67° / 42°
10 wet
Oct
60° / 34°
6 wet
Nov
51° / 26°
5 wet
Dec
43° / 19°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cloudcroft, NM, 8.5 mi away at 8,679 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.
