![]() ![]() To determine the best time to leave, look at an hourly weather forecast for Palm Springs and the summit. Here I am hitting 5000ft at dawn, and it’s already 85F. You’re going to want to strategically use the weather in your hike. Do the math to figure out a rough start time. Look at the weather reports and calculate roughly 5F drop in temperature per 1000 feet climbed. The idea is that you hike the desert in the cooler nighttime hours, and get to a high (and cool) enough altitude by the time the sun rises. For example, on this trip report, I started at 1am. The best (and maybe the only) way to do Cactus to Clouds is to start before dawn. If you want to check if there’s snow on your hike, read this guide. The park rangers strongly recommend NOT doing your hike during this time.
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