Pacific Crest Trail
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The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is a 2,650-mile national scenic trail that runs from Mexico to Canada through California, Oregon and Washington. The PCT traverses 24 national forests, 37 wilderness areas and 7 national parks. https://www.postholer.com
Viewshed of the entire #PacificCrestTrail.
A viewshed is the unobstructed area you can see standing at a given location. A vista, you probably have expansive views. The bottom of a canyon, maybe not so much.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmY2...
There's one for the #JohnMuirTrail, too! #ParkChat
A viewshed is the unobstructed area you can see standing at a given location. A vista, you probably have expansive views. The bottom of a canyon, maybe not so much.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmY2...
There's one for the #JohnMuirTrail, too! #ParkChat
Pacific Crest Trail Viewshed
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April 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Viewshed of the entire #PacificCrestTrail.
A viewshed is the unobstructed area you can see standing at a given location. A vista, you probably have expansive views. The bottom of a canyon, maybe not so much.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmY2...
There's one for the #JohnMuirTrail, too! #ParkChat
A viewshed is the unobstructed area you can see standing at a given location. A vista, you probably have expansive views. The bottom of a canyon, maybe not so much.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmY2...
There's one for the #JohnMuirTrail, too! #ParkChat
How cold does it get?
Probably the most frequent question asked by hikers. Fortunately, it's easy to answer empirically using climate data.
Entire year graph and July min temp overlay for visible trail.
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#PacificCrestTrail #JohnMuirTrail #ParkChat
Probably the most frequent question asked by hikers. Fortunately, it's easy to answer empirically using climate data.
Entire year graph and July min temp overlay for visible trail.
www.postholer.com/map/Pacific-...
#PacificCrestTrail #JohnMuirTrail #ParkChat
April 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
How cold does it get?
Probably the most frequent question asked by hikers. Fortunately, it's easy to answer empirically using climate data.
Entire year graph and July min temp overlay for visible trail.
www.postholer.com/map/Pacific-...
#PacificCrestTrail #JohnMuirTrail #ParkChat
Probably the most frequent question asked by hikers. Fortunately, it's easy to answer empirically using climate data.
Entire year graph and July min temp overlay for visible trail.
www.postholer.com/map/Pacific-...
#PacificCrestTrail #JohnMuirTrail #ParkChat
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the steps go up ⬆️ the steps go down ⬇️
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in this video, i hit some good midwest hills to prep for my upcoming pacific crest trail hike!
#pct #pcthiker #pacificcresttrail #hiking #training
watch @ tinyurl.com/mythic-ep18
in this video, i hit some good midwest hills to prep for my upcoming pacific crest trail hike!
#pct #pcthiker #pacificcresttrail #hiking #training
April 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
the steps go up ⬆️ the steps go down ⬇️
watch @ tinyurl.com/mythic-ep18
in this video, i hit some good midwest hills to prep for my upcoming pacific crest trail hike!
#pct #pcthiker #pacificcresttrail #hiking #training
watch @ tinyurl.com/mythic-ep18
in this video, i hit some good midwest hills to prep for my upcoming pacific crest trail hike!
#pct #pcthiker #pacificcresttrail #hiking #training
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Stellar camping spot 5.1 miles south of Scissors Crossing.
April 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Stellar camping spot 5.1 miles south of Scissors Crossing.
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Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail that runs through three western states is already challenging. Now the grueling journey may become even tougher this year due to federal cuts.
Storms tore up two of America’s most iconic trails. Federal cuts have disrupted repairs | CNN
Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail that runs through three western states is already challenging. Now the grueling journey may become even tougher this year due to federal cuts.
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April 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail that runs through three western states is already challenging. Now the grueling journey may become even tougher this year due to federal cuts.
Just a heads up. If you're looking to hike in NorCal between Castella and Seiad Valley (this includes Etna), snow conditions are ~200% of normal. Often, you can get in there late May/early June. Check before you go!
www.postholer.com/snow/Pacific...
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April 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Just a heads up. If you're looking to hike in NorCal between Castella and Seiad Valley (this includes Etna), snow conditions are ~200% of normal. Often, you can get in there late May/early June. Check before you go!
www.postholer.com/snow/Pacific...
www.postholer.com/snow/Pacific...
April 1st, 2025 has arrived! Highlights:
+ Sierra, 106% of average or near normal.
+ Central OR, 280% average, snowiest in at least 22 years!
+ Northern Cascades WA, tad below normal.
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Depending on melt, hikers in the 3 Sisters OR area might see snow into August.
+ Sierra, 106% of average or near normal.
+ Central OR, 280% average, snowiest in at least 22 years!
+ Northern Cascades WA, tad below normal.
www.postholer.com/snow/Pacific...
Depending on melt, hikers in the 3 Sisters OR area might see snow into August.
April 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
April 1st, 2025 has arrived! Highlights:
+ Sierra, 106% of average or near normal.
+ Central OR, 280% average, snowiest in at least 22 years!
+ Northern Cascades WA, tad below normal.
www.postholer.com/snow/Pacific...
Depending on melt, hikers in the 3 Sisters OR area might see snow into August.
+ Sierra, 106% of average or near normal.
+ Central OR, 280% average, snowiest in at least 22 years!
+ Northern Cascades WA, tad below normal.
www.postholer.com/snow/Pacific...
Depending on melt, hikers in the 3 Sisters OR area might see snow into August.
March 27, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Little Crater Lake, Oregon. Easily worth the flat, 5 minute walk off-trail.
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#ParkChat #PacificCrestTrail
Pacific Crest Trail - 2013
Pacific Crest Trail 2013 - Postholer - Thu, Aug 8th, 2013 - The Hood
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March 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Little Crater Lake, Oregon. Easily worth the flat, 5 minute walk off-trail.
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#ParkChat #PacificCrestTrail
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Wind turbines, the good, the bad and the ugly.
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Zoomed out you get clusters of turbines, zoom in for individual turbines. Mouse over or click turbine for more info.
We've added wind turbines to our data on Postholer Interactive Maps.
postholer.com/map/Pacific-...
Zoomed out you get clusters of turbines, zoom in for individual turbines. Mouse over or click turbine for more info.
We've added wind turbines to our data on Postholer Interactive Maps.
November 14, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Wind turbines, the good, the bad and the ugly.
postholer.com/map/Pacific-...
Zoomed out you get clusters of turbines, zoom in for individual turbines. Mouse over or click turbine for more info.
We've added wind turbines to our data on Postholer Interactive Maps.
postholer.com/map/Pacific-...
Zoomed out you get clusters of turbines, zoom in for individual turbines. Mouse over or click turbine for more info.
We've added wind turbines to our data on Postholer Interactive Maps.
Here are 2 photos of post lightning strikes along the #PacificCrestTrail.
Image 1, from 2013 just north of Separation Creek in 3 Sisters Wilderness, OR. Barked stripped and duff/root structure still smoldering.
Image 2, from 2003 just north of Fire Creek Pass, WA, moments after strike.
#ParkChat
Image 1, from 2013 just north of Separation Creek in 3 Sisters Wilderness, OR. Barked stripped and duff/root structure still smoldering.
Image 2, from 2003 just north of Fire Creek Pass, WA, moments after strike.
#ParkChat
February 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Here are 2 photos of post lightning strikes along the #PacificCrestTrail.
Image 1, from 2013 just north of Separation Creek in 3 Sisters Wilderness, OR. Barked stripped and duff/root structure still smoldering.
Image 2, from 2003 just north of Fire Creek Pass, WA, moments after strike.
#ParkChat
Image 1, from 2013 just north of Separation Creek in 3 Sisters Wilderness, OR. Barked stripped and duff/root structure still smoldering.
Image 2, from 2003 just north of Fire Creek Pass, WA, moments after strike.
#ParkChat
Sierra 'trail snow' is now 116% of average for this date, thanks to the recent, significant system.
San Jacinto, Big Bear and the Angeles NF in SoCal also received a good dump.
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San Jacinto, Big Bear and the Angeles NF in SoCal also received a good dump.
www.postholer.com/snow/Pacific...
February 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Sierra 'trail snow' is now 116% of average for this date, thanks to the recent, significant system.
San Jacinto, Big Bear and the Angeles NF in SoCal also received a good dump.
www.postholer.com/snow/Pacific...
San Jacinto, Big Bear and the Angeles NF in SoCal also received a good dump.
www.postholer.com/snow/Pacific...
February 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Ladies & gentleman, it snowed.
The sierra got a significant bump over the last few days, going from 60% to 90% trail snow, SWE.
www.postholer.com/snow/Pacific...
Still 2 months to go till peak sierra snow season, so stay tuned!
#PacificCrestTrail #JohnMuirTrail
The sierra got a significant bump over the last few days, going from 60% to 90% trail snow, SWE.
www.postholer.com/snow/Pacific...
Still 2 months to go till peak sierra snow season, so stay tuned!
#PacificCrestTrail #JohnMuirTrail
February 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Ladies & gentleman, it snowed.
The sierra got a significant bump over the last few days, going from 60% to 90% trail snow, SWE.
www.postholer.com/snow/Pacific...
Still 2 months to go till peak sierra snow season, so stay tuned!
#PacificCrestTrail #JohnMuirTrail
The sierra got a significant bump over the last few days, going from 60% to 90% trail snow, SWE.
www.postholer.com/snow/Pacific...
Still 2 months to go till peak sierra snow season, so stay tuned!
#PacificCrestTrail #JohnMuirTrail
Rainfall (not SWE) across the sierra is continuing to look very dry, ranging from 30%-70% of normal, around 50% overall.
Plenty of winter remains to turn that around. Let's wait and see how it plays out. Good for hikers, maybe dry water sources in the south.
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Plenty of winter remains to turn that around. Let's wait and see how it plays out. Good for hikers, maybe dry water sources in the south.
www.postholer.com/map/Pacific-...
January 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Rainfall (not SWE) across the sierra is continuing to look very dry, ranging from 30%-70% of normal, around 50% overall.
Plenty of winter remains to turn that around. Let's wait and see how it plays out. Good for hikers, maybe dry water sources in the south.
www.postholer.com/map/Pacific-...
Plenty of winter remains to turn that around. Let's wait and see how it plays out. Good for hikers, maybe dry water sources in the south.
www.postholer.com/map/Pacific-...
Here's the latest 'trail snow' conditions in the sierra. The very, very dry stretch continues.
Trail snow between Crabtree Mdw & Tuolumne Mdw is at 66% of normal for this time of year.
Let's see what the rest of winter holds:
www.postholer.com/snow/Pacific...
#PacificCrestTrail #JohnMuirTrail
Trail snow between Crabtree Mdw & Tuolumne Mdw is at 66% of normal for this time of year.
Let's see what the rest of winter holds:
www.postholer.com/snow/Pacific...
#PacificCrestTrail #JohnMuirTrail
January 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Here's the latest 'trail snow' conditions in the sierra. The very, very dry stretch continues.
Trail snow between Crabtree Mdw & Tuolumne Mdw is at 66% of normal for this time of year.
Let's see what the rest of winter holds:
www.postholer.com/snow/Pacific...
#PacificCrestTrail #JohnMuirTrail
Trail snow between Crabtree Mdw & Tuolumne Mdw is at 66% of normal for this time of year.
Let's see what the rest of winter holds:
www.postholer.com/snow/Pacific...
#PacificCrestTrail #JohnMuirTrail
How dry is the southern California #PCT?
The first 500 miles of trail is currently 5% to 25% of normal. This translates roughly 5-10 inches of rain so far, with mountain areas at the 25% end.
See how this water year compares to climate, anywhere along the trail.
www.postholer.com/map/Pacific-...
The first 500 miles of trail is currently 5% to 25% of normal. This translates roughly 5-10 inches of rain so far, with mountain areas at the 25% end.
See how this water year compares to climate, anywhere along the trail.
www.postholer.com/map/Pacific-...
January 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
How dry is the southern California #PCT?
The first 500 miles of trail is currently 5% to 25% of normal. This translates roughly 5-10 inches of rain so far, with mountain areas at the 25% end.
See how this water year compares to climate, anywhere along the trail.
www.postholer.com/map/Pacific-...
The first 500 miles of trail is currently 5% to 25% of normal. This translates roughly 5-10 inches of rain so far, with mountain areas at the 25% end.
See how this water year compares to climate, anywhere along the trail.
www.postholer.com/map/Pacific-...
Sierra trail snow is at %85 of normal.
Oregon trail snow is over 200%, easily exceeding Apr 1!
Northern Washington, north of Glacier Peak, is very average, with southern & central well above average.
So far, looking good for north-bounders! Still early, though.
www.postholer.com/snow/Pacific...
Oregon trail snow is over 200%, easily exceeding Apr 1!
Northern Washington, north of Glacier Peak, is very average, with southern & central well above average.
So far, looking good for north-bounders! Still early, though.
www.postholer.com/snow/Pacific...
January 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Sierra trail snow is at %85 of normal.
Oregon trail snow is over 200%, easily exceeding Apr 1!
Northern Washington, north of Glacier Peak, is very average, with southern & central well above average.
So far, looking good for north-bounders! Still early, though.
www.postholer.com/snow/Pacific...
Oregon trail snow is over 200%, easily exceeding Apr 1!
Northern Washington, north of Glacier Peak, is very average, with southern & central well above average.
So far, looking good for north-bounders! Still early, though.
www.postholer.com/snow/Pacific...
Works for the #PacificCrestTrail, too!
Precip totals for day 1, 3, 7, 14, 30 and entire water year along your favorite trail. This will show a graph for the visible trail in the interactive map. Values graphed are observed, % of normal, departure from normal, climate.
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#PacificNorthwestTrail #gischat
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#PacificNorthwestTrail #gischat
December 16, 2024 at 1:35 AM
Works for the #PacificCrestTrail, too!
Here's an animated 'viewshed' of the #PacificCrestTrail. This shows all visible/invisible terrain along the entire trail. You'll find one for the #JohnMuirTrail as well.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmY2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmY2...
Pacific Crest Trail Viewshed
YouTube video by Postholer
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December 13, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Here's an animated 'viewshed' of the #PacificCrestTrail. This shows all visible/invisible terrain along the entire trail. You'll find one for the #JohnMuirTrail as well.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmY2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmY2...
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Tale of the Trail: Land Cover Change
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Introducing 28 years of land cover change on your favorite trail! This is the latest feature added to Postholer Interactive Maps. It's made possible by @USGS and Multi-Resolution Land Cover Characterization Consortium.
postholer.com/articles/Tal...
Introducing 28 years of land cover change on your favorite trail! This is the latest feature added to Postholer Interactive Maps. It's made possible by @USGS and Multi-Resolution Land Cover Characterization Consortium.
November 14, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Tale of the Trail: Land Cover Change
postholer.com/articles/Tal...
Introducing 28 years of land cover change on your favorite trail! This is the latest feature added to Postholer Interactive Maps. It's made possible by @USGS and Multi-Resolution Land Cover Characterization Consortium.
postholer.com/articles/Tal...
Introducing 28 years of land cover change on your favorite trail! This is the latest feature added to Postholer Interactive Maps. It's made possible by @USGS and Multi-Resolution Land Cover Characterization Consortium.
Southern California near trail wildfires 2000-2024, a cautionary tale. Be careful out there.
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November 26, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Southern California near trail wildfires 2000-2024, a cautionary tale. Be careful out there.
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Oregon has received half a season worth of snow during November. It's about 7 weeks ahead of schedule. The sierra and Washington are looking normal.
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#PacificCrestTrail #hiking #snow
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#PacificCrestTrail #hiking #snow
November 25, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Oregon has received half a season worth of snow during November. It's about 7 weeks ahead of schedule. The sierra and Washington are looking normal.
www.postholer.com/snow/Pacific...
#PacificCrestTrail #hiking #snow
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#PacificCrestTrail #hiking #snow
3 day rain totals...
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November 20, 2024 at 9:17 PM
3 day rain totals...
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