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Klondike Notch Trail
Photo: matt.a, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 5.0 mi
- one way
- 1,165 ft
- climb
- 3,183 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
Klondike Notch Trail is a 5-mile point-to-point hike in New York's High Peaks Wilderness, managed by the State Department of Conservation. The route gains about 1,165 feet, with the high point at 3,183 feet, and the climb is back-loaded, so the steeper stretch comes later in the hike. The trail starts at about 3,070 feet and ends lower, at around 2,045 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Lake Placid show July highs around 74°F with lows near 54°F, and the station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the high peaks run cooler. The hike takes about two hours. Yard Mountain Trail lies just 0.1 mile away, and Orebed Brook Trail, Short Job Trail and Big Slide Trail are each about 1.3 miles off.
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Best time to go
Best time to visit Klondike Notch Trail
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. 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° / 6°
18 wet
Feb
27° / 8°
14 wet
Mar
36° / 16°
14 wet
Apr
49° / 29°
14 wet
May
62° / 40°
15 wet
Jun
70° / 49°
14 wet
Jul
74° / 54°
14 wet
Aug
73° / 52°
13 wet
Sep
66° / 45°
13 wet
Oct
52° / 35°
15 wet
Nov
40° / 25°
16 wet
Dec
28° / 14°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake Placid 2 S, NY, 10.8 mi away at 1,888 ft. The station sits about 1,300 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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