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Wyoming · Mountain biking · Near Lander
Johnny On Top
- 2.7 mi
- round trip
- 1,615 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
Johnny On Top is a mountain biking climb in Wyoming on Bureau of Land Management land within the Lander Field Office. The route is an out-and-back of about 5.5 miles, with a one-way elevation gain of 456 feet from a starting point at roughly 5,776 feet to a high point of 6,217 feet. The climb is rated hard, and it starts steep, with the steepest section at about 0.08 miles into the ride at a grade of 16%. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Lander run to highs in the mid to upper 70s in June and September, with July reaching the mid 80s. Winters there are cold, with January highs around 35°F and lows near 13°F. Several other routes lie close by. Johnny Draw and Flowin' Johnny are both about 0.6 miles away, J-Line is about 1.2 miles away, and Red Ridge is about 1.8 miles away.
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More in LanderBest time to go · Jun, Aug–Oct
Best time to visit Johnny On Top
Best months: June and August–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° / 13°
7 wet
Feb
37° / 16°
8 wet
Mar
48° / 25°
9 wet
Apr
55° / 31°
12 wet
May
65° / 40°
13 wet
Jun
77° / 48°
8 wet
Jul
86° / 56°
7 wet
Aug
85° / 55°
7 wet
Sep
73° / 46°
7 wet
Oct
58° / 33°
8 wet
Nov
44° / 23°
7 wet
Dec
34° / 14°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lander 11 Sse, WY, 7.1 mi away at 5,773 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Keep exploring — more rides worth the drive
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Johnny Draw
~1 min drive
2.32-mile moderate singletrack in Wyoming with 679 ft elevation gain.
RIDE
Flowin' Johnny
~1 min drive
0.96-mile easy singletrack in Wyoming with 449 ft elevation gain.
RIDE
J-Line
~2 min drive
1.29-mile out-and-back singletrack in Wyoming with 697 ft elevation gain
RIDE
Little Pine Creek (CDT)
~38 min drive
1.17-mile out-and-back trail in Wyoming with 397 ft elevation gain.
RIDE
Red Ridge
~3 min drive
2.41-mile out-and-back singletrack in Wyoming with 475 ft of elevation gain.
RIDE
Flowin' Johnny
~1 min drive
0.65-mile easy singletrack in Wyoming with 364 ft elevation gain.
RIDE
Cactus Patch Downhill
~28 min drive
0.78-mile downhill trail in Wyoming with 196 ft elevation gain
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G & T
~29 min drive
0.88-mile out-and-back singletrack with 255 ft gain in Wyoming.
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Johnny Falls Trail
~3 min drive
1.24-mile easy singletrack with 152 ft gain in Wyoming
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Slick Rock
~30 min drive
1.15-mile hard singletrack in Wyoming with 516 ft gain.
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