White Pine Lake–White Pine Trail, 3 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. The route reaches White Pine Lake at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 3,109 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi7,635 – 10,181 ft · steepest grade: 23%12.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Snowbird Access 2 Road 40.58030, -111.66193
Nearest town Alta, UT
Directions
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White Pine Lake–White Pine Trail, 3 sights
12 mi · ▲ 3,109 ft · 5 hr 33 min
Elevation 7,635–10,179 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Snowbird Access 2 Road · 40.58030, -111.66193
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Transit-accessible: Iron Blosam stop 30 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Creek Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto White Pine Trail, heading SW.
- 5 miReach White Pine Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5 miTurn right onto White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Creek Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 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
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:54 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Iron Blosam stop 30 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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