Lake Mountain Road

14.1 mi · ▲ 1,775 ft · 5 hr 35 min

Lake Mountain Road is a 14.1-mile out-and-back near Gorder, UT. It climbs 1,775 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,843 – 5,670 ft · steepest grade: 27%14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.19911, -111.96528
Nearest town Gorder, UT

Directions

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Lake Mountain Road

14.1 mi · ▲ 1,775 ft · 5 hr 35 min

Elevation 4,844–5,671 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.19911, -111.96528

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 60° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 2.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 1.4 miSharp right onto Lake Mountain Road, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 1.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 1.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

38% dirt3% gravel59% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F60°
Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 84°62°
Sun 75°57° 41%
Mon 72°54° 41%
Tue 76°51°
Wed 83°55°
Thu 81°60° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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