Super Full Moon -👣 Hike Cowles summit

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A hike to Cowles Summit is planned to view the Beaver Supermoon. The listing describes an approximately one-hour ascent at an easy pace and a descent in the dark.

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Please contact Michele directly if you are planning on going and/or have questions at 858-334-8019. Hike to Cowles Summit to catch the Beaver Moon Elevation: 1,593 feet about 1 hour to reach the summit at an easy pace. Wednesday November 5, 2025. Dress in layers and bring water & lots of lights for our descent in the dark. Behold the Full Beaver Supermoon! November’s full Beaver Moon orbits closer to Earth than any of the other full Moons this year, making it one of the three supermoons of 2025! At its nearest point, the Beaver Moon will be 221,817 miles (356,980 kilometers) from Earth… this is the closest Supermoon of the year! “Supermoon” is a catchy term for what astronomers call “a perigean full Moon,” which is when the full Moon happens at or near its closest point to Earth in its oval-shaped orbit. While a supermoon is technically bigger and brighter than a regular full Moon, it only appears about 7% larger—which can be an imperceptible difference to the human eye, depending on other conditions. Why Is It Called the Beaver Moon? For decades, the Almanac has referenced the monthly full Moons with names tied to early Native American, Colonial American, and European folklore. Traditionally, each full Moon name was applied to the entire lunar month in which it occurred and through all of the Moon’s phases—not only the full Moon. The Beaver Moon Why the “Beaver” Moon?