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.

Elevation

0 mi6,841 – 7,182 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75176, -111.44211
Nearest town Atkinson, UT

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Mountain Garden Lake.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 1.3 miSharp right onto Promontory, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miReach Mountain Garden Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 1.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 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

23% paved77% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F53°
Precip1%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.3″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 76°55°
Sun 71°49° 47%
Mon 61°45° 51%
Tue 73°42°
Wed 80°47°
Thu 80°53° 29%

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.

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