South Lake Mountain Road

5.4 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 56 min

South Lake Mountain Road is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Mosida, UT. It climbs 282 ft. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,862 – 5,148 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.18753, -111.98395
Nearest town Mosida, UT

Directions

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South Lake Mountain Road

5.4 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 4,861–5,147 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.18753, -111.98395

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 60° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 1 miSharp left onto South Lake Mountain Road, heading NW.
  9. 1.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 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

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F60°
Precip1%Wind8 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 85°62°
Sun 78°58° 39%
Mon 72°55° 39%
Tue 79°52°
Wed 87°57°
Thu 84°62° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:24 PM.

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