The Basin Lakes area is experiencing significant environmental changes that affect hiking conditions and the presence of snow and ice.

EnvironmentApr 14, 2026score 0.302 posts · 1 replies across 1 instances

The thread discusses a hiking experience in Basin Lakes, noting the difficulty of the trail, the presence of ice and frozen slush, and the observation of a bare lake with no surrounding snow or ice. The author mentions the temperature and the impact of climate conditions on the environment.

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Parent: Climate ChangeEntity: Mountain EcosystemsImpact: negativeDate: Apr 14, 2026Target: The impact of climate change on mountain ecosystems

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Basin Lakes are short steep hikes from W-fork Canyon 2000m. Lower lake is 2440m 4K from start, upper 2770m is 7.5K up. Got 1km past lower lake 2580m, then too deep ice/frozen slush. Even w spikes, not appealing. Disorienting indeed to see area completely bare almost to the lake. Even more to see it completely open w no real ice/snow around or on. We are in cooler pattern at least, -1C at turn-back 👍🏽. Trail was frozen most of the time.  #climatecrisis #hiking #dogs #montana #mountains #gye

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#climatecrisis#hiking#dogs#montana#mountains#gye

@[email protected]

Basin Lakes are short steep hikes from W-fork Canyon 2000m. Lower lake is 2440m 4K from start, upper 2770m is 7.5K up. Got 1km past lower lake 2580m, then too deep ice/frozen slush. Even w spikes, not appealing. Disorienting indeed to see area completely bare almost to the lake. Even more to see it completely open w no real ice/snow around or on. We are in cooler pattern at least, -1C at turn-back 👍🏽. Trail was frozen most of the time.  #climatecrisis #hiking #dogs #montana #mountains #gye

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#climatecrisis#hiking#dogs#montana#mountains#gye