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Campground
Campground · 7.6 mi from the trail
New York · Hiking · Near Mount Kisco
Pink and White
- 0.3 mi
- one way
- 84 ft
- climb
- 440 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Pink and White is a short, easy hike on city land in the Town of Somers, New York, about a third of a mile long. It's a point-to-point route with a front-loaded climb, rising from about 437 feet to 440 feet, with the steepest stretch at the start. The total gain is 84 feet, and the route ends a little lower than it begins, with a loss of 16 feet. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 74°F, with July the warmest month at about 83°F. The Red Loop and White Trail both start about 0.3 miles away, and the Yellow Loop is about 0.4 miles off. For climbing, Tea Town Boulders is roughly 7.6 miles away.
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Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Pink and White
Best months: April–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
35° / 17°
11 wet
Feb
39° / 18°
9 wet
Mar
47° / 25°
10 wet
Apr
60° / 36°
11 wet
May
70° / 46°
12 wet
Jun
78° / 55°
11 wet
Jul
83° / 61°
10 wet
Aug
81° / 59°
10 wet
Sep
74° / 52°
9 wet
Oct
63° / 41°
10 wet
Nov
51° / 31°
9 wet
Dec
41° / 23°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yorktown Hts 1w, NY, 4.1 mi away at 670 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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