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Iron Mountain–White Pine Lake, 6 sights

14.9 mi · ▲ 3,169 ft · 6 hr 33 min

Iron Mountain–White Pine Lake, 6 sights is a 14.9-mile out-and-back near Brighton, UT. The route passes White Pine Lake before reaching Iron Mountain at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 3,169 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,134 – 9,823 ft · steepest grade: 26%15.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wasatch Crest Connect Trailhead 40.61405, -111.57064
Nearest town Brighton, UT
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Iron Mountain–White Pine Lake, 6 sights

14.9 mi · ▲ 3,169 ft · 6 hr 33 min

Elevation 8,134–9,824 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wasatch Crest Connect Trailhead · 40.61405, -111.57064

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wasatch Crest Connect, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Wasatch Crest Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right onto Pinecone Ridge, heading E.
  4. 3.9 miContinue straight onto Mid-Mountain Trail, heading N.
  5. 100 ftBear left onto Colony Mid Mountain Connector, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Mid-Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.9 miSharp left onto Iron Man, heading SW.
  8. 0.9 miPass White Pine Lake.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Iron Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miReach Iron Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Iron Man, heading SE.
  12. 0.9 miSharp right onto Mid-Mountain Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.9 miTurn left onto Colony Mid Mountain Connector, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftBear right onto Mid-Mountain Trail, heading S.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Pinecone Ridge, heading S.
  16. 3.9 miSharp left onto Wasatch Crest Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right onto Wasatch Crest Connect, heading SE.
  18. 0.6 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/white-pine-lake-colony-mid-mountain-connector-out-back-6-sights-26-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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