Skull
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 141 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Skull is a short, low-lying mountain biking climb in Lowes Creek County Park in Wisconsin, on county land about half a mile from the park's center. The route is an out-and-back of about a mile, with a high point of 892 feet and a low of 846 feet, so the total climb is about 140 feet round trip. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.4 miles in, with a grade of about 7 percent. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Eau Claire show July highs around 82°F with lows near 62°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s. Several other mountain biking routes sit about a tenth of a mile away, including The Pines, Nod and Nemesis. Climbers can find Mt. Simon about 6 miles off.
Best time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Skull
Best months: April and June–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
25° / 8°
9 wet
Feb
29° / 12°
8 wet
Mar
42° / 24°
9 wet
Apr
56° / 36°
11 wet
May
69° / 49°
13 wet
Jun
78° / 58°
12 wet
Jul
82° / 62°
10 wet
Aug
80° / 61°
10 wet
Sep
72° / 52°
10 wet
Oct
58° / 40°
10 wet
Nov
42° / 27°
9 wet
Dec
30° / 15°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Eau Claire 3sw, WI, 3.4 mi away at 880 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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