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Gwt Alt (Sand Cr- Deep Cr Spr)

In the Fish Lake Hightop Plateau

Trail16 km · 10 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Great Western Trail, Loa 0.8 mi · 1.3 kmExplore Fish Lake Hightop Plateau →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 17–24 °C (63–75 °F)

  1. J-3°-15°20
  2. F-2°-15°18
  3. M1°-11°30
  4. A6°-7°27
  5. M13°-1°29
  6. J21°6°27
  7. J24°10°44
  8. A22°9°66
  9. S17°4°39
  10. O10°-3°46
  11. N2°-10°20
  12. D-3°-15°19

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

This trail in Fishlake National Forest, Utah, United States of America, is about 16 km (10 mi) long. It is in the Fish Lake Hightop Plateau. It lies about 16 km east of Loa.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
16 km · 10 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain range
Fish Lake Hightop Plateau (Colorado Plateau › Intermountain West; GMBA)
Nearest town
16 km E of Loa (Wayne County, Utah) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Fishlake National Forest
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Utah
Continent
North America
Route centre
38.3935, -111.4557
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

More trails in the Fish Lake Hightop Plateau

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Middle Ranger

11 km · 2.8 mi · 4.6 km away

Sand Flat

7.3 km · 3.3 mi · 5.3 km away

Bare Spot

5.2 km · 3.6 mi · 5.9 km away

Cedar Creek

9.0 km · 4.0 mi · 6.5 km away

Shingle Mill

4.0 km · 4.4 mi · 7.0 km away

Neff's Reservoir

4.6 km · 4.5 mi · 7.2 km away

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Great Western Trail, Loa

0.8 mi · 1.3 km · Fishlake National Forest

Hell's Hole

1.5 mi · 2.5 km · Fishlake National Forest

Cold Springs

1.7 mi · 2.8 km · Fishlake National Forest

Elkhorn-Deep Creek

1.9 mi · 3.0 km · Fishlake National Forest

Snow Lake

2.3 mi · 3.7 km · Fishlake National Forest

Peavine-Thousand Lake

2.4 mi · 3.9 km · Fishlake National Forest

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