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North Fork Of Towhead Mtn

On Towhead, Wasatch Plateau

Trail5.7 km · 3.5 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Lake Canyon #10 West Side 1.0 mi · 1.6 kmExplore Towhead →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 18–25 °C (64–77 °F)

  1. J-4°-14°84
  2. F-3°-13°85
  3. M1°-10°87
  4. A5°-7°84
  5. M12°-1°77
  6. J20°5°45
  7. J25°10°54
  8. A23°9°72
  9. S18°4°75
  10. O10°-3°82
  11. N1°-10°72
  12. D-4°-15°88

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

About 5.7 km (3.5 mi) long, North Fork Of Towhead Mtn is a trail in Manti-La Sal National Forest, Utah, United States of America. It is on Towhead in the Wasatch Plateau. It lies about 16 km east of Fairview.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
5.7 km · 3.5 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Towhead (mountain, 3,130 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Wasatch Plateau (Colorado Plateau › Intermountain West; GMBA)
Nearest town
16 km E of Fairview (Sanpete County, Utah) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Manti-La Sal National Forest
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Utah
Continent
North America
Route centre
39.5827, -111.2677
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.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Lake Canyon #10 West Side

1.0 mi · 1.6 km · Manti-La Sal National Forest

Spring Creek

1.1 mi · 1.8 km · Manti-La Sal National Forest

Lake Canyon #10 East Side

1.3 mi · 2.1 km · Manti-La Sal National Forest

Rolfson Canyon

1.5 mi · 2.4 km · Manti-La Sal National Forest

Left Fork Of Huntington

3.6 mi · 5.7 km · Manti-La Sal National Forest

Mill Canyon

4.0 mi · 6.5 km · Manti-La Sal National Forest

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