4,156 ft | Osceola | 2 routes
As of October 9, 2026
Trail conditions on East Osceola are currently rated Moderate. At 3:20 AM ET it was 36°F at the summit (4,156 ft), feeling like 28°F, with W winds at 9 mph. The shortest of 2 listed routes is East Osceola via Greeley Ponds: 5.3 miles round trip with 2,165 ft of elevation gain, taking about 2-5 hours. East Osceola (4,156 ft) is #34 of 48 on the NH 48 list. See the hour-by-hour East Osceola weather forecast for summit temps, wind chill, and the best hiking window.
East Osceola weather forecast
Hourly summit temps, wind chill & freezing level, trailhead to summit
Best time to hike East Osceola
Month-by-month conditions from our daily records
Feels like 28°F
Recent Precipitation
Rain: 0.06" (24h) · 0.15" (48h)
~3.4°F drop per 1,000ft
Conditions summary as of October 9, 2026
Cold, windy early-autumn conditions on a fully forested peak, with forecast summit winds of 40+ mph and wind chills near 15°F, plus possible icy surfaces on wet rock. Saturday looks like the better day as high pressure builds and winds ease, with Sunday trending wetter. Mud, wet slabs and running water on the trail will slow progress.
Expect roughly 39-49°F at the trailhead dropping to 32-42°F at the summit with winds rising from about 24 mph to over 40 mph, so start with a light layer and add insulation and a windproof shell on the upper mountain. The freezing level sits near the upper elevations, so watch for icy rock and rime as you gain the last stretch.
Best Hiking Window
Saturday late morning through afternoon, once winds ease and skies clear under building high pressure. If hiking Friday, favor midday and expect cold, gusty conditions that intensify later. Avoid Sunday afternoon when drizzle returns.
Last synthesized Oct 9, 3:20 AM ET
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Trail: Mt. Osceola Trail
Conditions: Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable
“Wet is the name of the game today. The entire trail is wet. The footing down low is tedious already and add to that wet slanted rocks and you have a recipe for slow going. Higher up the rocks were pretty grippy despite being wet but watch your step. At about the 2 mile mark, the trail is a stream with running water all along the way. I just embraced it and went right through it. Between the 2 peaks it's pretty muddy. Some of the mud pits have rocks or logs thrown in to keep your feet sort of kind of clean but some of the rocks wobble so watch out. Also watch out for the gray mud that looks like a rock but isn't. None of the mud is supportive. Again, I just went through it. The chimney was wet but I had no issues with it. It's pretty grippy and I have my favorite handholds which worked fine. No views today unless you like looking at the inside of a cloud, which I really love so I thought it was a GREAT day. I only saw a handful of hikers but all were happy and friendly. Shout out to the 2 guys who had hiked Tecumseh earlier in the morning and were now headed to Osceola and opted to add on the East peak so it didn't get orphaned. Woot woot!”
Trail: Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail, Tripoli Road, Mt. Tecumseh Trail, Sosman Trail, ski trail, Pipeline Trail, Tripoli Road, West Branch Road, Livermore Road, Greeley Ponds Trail
Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable
“Not many people out this morning. Inadvertently entered into the race happening on Tecumseh ski trails. Lead runners were smoking it up the access road! Greeley Ponds had a nice hue to it this morning. Thanks to Chad for the intel on the yellow jackets as well as whoever left the note at the trailhead on Tripoli Road.”
Trail: Mt. Tecumseh Trail, Tripoli Road, Mt. Osceola Trail, Greeley Ponds Trail, road walk, Pipeline Trail
Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail
“A loop I've wanted to do for a while is now checked off, and a good reminder that those ridiculous late night routes you pull together on Gaia can actually be hikable in real life too. The trail are in great shape, even the nasty, eroded descent down the Greeley pond side of Mount Osceola Trail. Greeley Ponds trail back to Livemore is a delightful trip with almost no other humans. Highly recommend it at least once. Bee Warning: On the Tripoli road side of Tecumseh's false summit is a ground nest of some yellow and black things that sting. Luckily only one got me, but they are active. Go fast for 10 yards and you'll be out of their zone.”
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Today Oct 9 | Tomorrow Oct 10 | Sunday Oct 11 | |||||||
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| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | sunny | sunny | cloudy | sunny | sunny | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | rain |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 39° 37° | 39° 37° | 35° 30° | 32° 29° | 41° 33° | 48° 42° | 51° 49° | 51° 47° | 48° 42° |
| Chill °F | 23° | 23° | 12° | 12° | 21° | 35° | 44° | 41° | 35° |
| Wind mph | 38 | 36 | 46 | 38 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
| Gust mph est. | 61 | 58 | 64 | 61 | 37 | — | — | 21 | 19 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Chance of precip | 4% | 13% | 16% | - | - | - | - | 12% | 67% |
| Freezing ft | 4,880 ft | 8,601 ft | 12,181 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 30% | 39% | 100% | - | 50% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | clear | clear | 9 | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | 5 |
| UV | 3 | 5 | — | 4 | 5 | — | 3 | 4 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Oct 9 | Tomorrow Oct 10 | Sunday Oct 11 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 4,156 ft | 37/39° 38 | 29/32° 38 | 49/51° 14 |
| 4,100 ft | 37/39° 38 | 29/32° 38 | 49/51° 14 |
| 3,300 ft | 40/42° 32 | 30/33° 30 | 49/51° 10 |
| 2,500 ft | 43/45° 24 | 32/36° 19 | 47/49° 8 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 45/47° 20 | 34/38° 15 | 44/51° 6 |
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61 mph
Summit gusts
Plan a below-treeline hike
Daytime gusts near 61 mph above treeline. Pick a sheltered route or another day.
29°F
Summit low
Microspikes
Summit lows near 29°F, so expect ice on rock and the upper trail.
11h 16m
Daylight
Headlamp
Sunset around 6:10 PM, so a late start or a slow descent ends in the dark.
The rest of the list: Winter gear guide · How I pick gear
Conditions synthesized from: NWS Higher Summits Forecast, NOAA Open-Meteo, Mount Washington Observatory, NETC Trip Reports, NOHRSC Snow Depth, Mt. Washington Avalanche Center, USGS Stream Levels, OpenWeather Air Quality.
AI-generated from public data. Always verify conditions before heading out — backcountry weather can change quickly.
Mount Osceola Trail (5.0 mi)
Eastern peak of Osceola with challenging Chimney section. Usually combined with Mount Osceola.
Elevation
4,156 ft
Range
Osceola
Rank
#34 of 48
Difficulty
Easy
Coordinates
44.0061, -71.5206
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