Mountain Garden Lake & Promontory
4.3 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Mountain Garden Lake & Promontory is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Atkinson, UT. The route reaches Mountain Garden Lake. It climbs 523 ft. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mountain Garden Lake & Promontory
4.3 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 6,839–7,183 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.75176, -111.44211
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Mountain Garden Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Promontory, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Mountain Garden Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Mountain Garden Lake–Park City Trail, 6 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 1,613 ft
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