AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Murdock Peak & Lake Salamander

2.6 mi · ▲ 1,134 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Murdock Peak & Lake Salamander is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Forest Home, UT. The route passes Lake Salamander before reaching Murdock Peak at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 1,134 ft, with sections as steep as 63% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,409 – 9,584 ft · steepest grade: 63%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.70013, -111.60830
Nearest town Forest Home, UT
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Murdock Peak & Lake Salamander

2.6 mi · ▲ 1,134 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 8,408–9,585 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.70013, -111.60830

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Salamander.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miReach Murdock Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/murdock-peak-lake-salamander-out-back-3-lakes-4-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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