Lower Red Queen
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 370 ft
- climb
- 2,737 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Lower Red Queen is an easy hike on city land in southern Oregon, about half a mile from the town of Ashland. It's a short out-and-back, with the high point at 2,737 feet and the low at 2,430 feet, so the total climb is about 370 feet for the round trip. The hike is a rolling walk of roughly a mile, and the steepest part comes early on, with a 50% grade at about 0.09 miles. It's a quick outing, taking about half an hour, and it pairs easily with other nearby trails. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Ashland show July and August highs around 87 to 88°F with only about two wet days a month, while winter brings highs in the upper 40s and frequent rain. Bandersnatch and Snark are both about 0.1 miles away, and Alice in Wonderland is half a mile off. For climbing, Poison Oak Wall is about 5.5 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Momentum River Expeditions1 mi away
- Ashland Family YMCA1 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Best time to visit Lower Red Queen
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
49° / 30°
14 wet
Feb
54° / 30°
12 wet
Mar
58° / 32°
14 wet
Apr
63° / 35°
13 wet
May
71° / 41°
10 wet
Jun
79° / 46°
5 wet
Jul
88° / 51°
2 wet
Aug
87° / 49°
2 wet
Sep
81° / 43°
4 wet
Oct
68° / 36°
8 wet
Nov
54° / 33°
14 wet
Dec
47° / 29°
15 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ashland, OR, 2.4 mi away at 1,729 ft. The station sits about 1,000 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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