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South Fork Of City Creek

In the Tushar Mountains

Trail5.3 km · 3.3 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: North Fork City Creek 0.3 mi · 0.4 kmExplore Tushar Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 14–26 °C (57–79 °F)

  1. J0°-12°28
  2. F1°-11°32
  3. M4°-7°40
  4. A9°-4°33
  5. M16°2°32
  6. J23°8°22
  7. J26°12°38
  8. A25°11°51
  9. S21°7°34
  10. O14°1°42
  11. N5°-6°27
  12. D0°-12°30

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 5.3 km (3.3 mi) long, South Fork Of City Creek is a trail in Fishlake National Forest, Utah, United States of America. It is in the Tushar Mountains. It lies about 8.8 km northwest of Junction.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
5.3 km · 3.3 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
Tushar Mountains (Colorado Plateau › Intermountain West; GMBA)
Nearest town
8.8 km NW of Junction (Piute County, Utah) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Fishlake National Forest
Connects to
Long Flat-Baker Spring (at its start or end)
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Utah
Continent
North America
Route centre
38.2712, -112.3185
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.

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Hi Hunt

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Tusher Ridge Trail

6.8 km · 4.8 mi · 7.7 km away

Strawberry - Bentenson

16 km · 5.3 mi · 8.5 km away

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

North Fork City Creek

0.3 mi · 0.4 km · Fishlake National Forest

Long Flat-Baker Spring

0.9 mi · 1.5 km · Fishlake National Forest

Junction To City Creek

1.1 mi · 1.7 km · Fishlake National Forest

Doc Spring

2.2 mi · 3.5 km · Fishlake National Forest

Rigger To Puffer Lake

2.2 mi · 3.6 km · Fishlake National Forest

Ten Mile

3.6 mi · 5.8 km · Fishlake National Forest

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