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Washbowl Trail
Photo: Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 0.9 mi
- one way
- 454 ft
- climb
- 2,407 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
Washbowl Trail is a short, easy hike of about 0.9 miles in the Giant Mountain Wilderness of New York, managed by the State Department of Conservation. The trail rises from a low point of about 1,918 feet to a high of about 2,407 feet, with a total elevation gain of 454 feet. The climb is front-loaded, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.37 miles in, where the grade reaches 31 percent. 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, while winter highs stay in the 20s. The trail is a point-to-point route, and the Nubble Trail starts just 0.1 mile away. Climbers will find The Spider's Web and Lower Washbowl Cliffs about 0.4 mile off, and the Roaring Brook Trail is roughly 0.8 mile away.
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Best time to visit Washbowl 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, 15.7 mi away at 1,888 ft. The station sits about 500 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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