Beaver Pond
- 0.1 mi
- round trip
- 107 ft
- climb
- 1,628 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Beaver Pond is a short, back-loaded out-and-back cross-country ski route in northern Wisconsin, set at about 1,600 feet of elevation. The trail is just over a tenth of a mile long, and the climb adds about 100 feet of elevation gain for the round trip, with the steepest stretch coming early on at roughly 8%. The route sits about 8 miles from the small community of Rantz. It makes a compact addition to a day of skiing, and several other cross-country routes lie within a few tenths of a mile, including Squirrel's Tail, Base Loop and Tornado Alley. Winter is the natural season for a ski trip here. Typical averages from the nearby Minocqua weather station show January highs around 20°F with lows near 1°F, and snow on about 10 days that month. Summer brings highs in the mid-70s, but snow is gone by June. For a change of pace, Flambeau Lake, a fishing destination, is about 9.5 miles away.
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Beaver Pond
Best months: May–September. 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
20° / 1°
11 wet · 10 snow
Feb
25° / 3°
8 wet · 7 snow
Mar
37° / 13°
9 wet · 6 snow
Apr
49° / 26°
11 wet · 4 snow
May
64° / 39°
12 wet · 1 snow
Jun
73° / 51°
12 wet
Jul
77° / 54°
12 wet
Aug
75° / 52°
11 wet
Sep
67° / 45°
12 wet
Oct
52° / 34°
13 wet · 2 snow
Nov
37° / 22°
12 wet · 6 snow
Dec
25° / 9°
11 wet · 9 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Minocqua, WI, 8.9 mi away at 1,601 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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