Utah trails · Notch Mountain
Notch Mountain
A 20.0-mile out-and-back in Utah, with 1,112 ft of climbing. Reaches The Notch and other lake/pass destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 6.7. It gives back about 2,971 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- The Notch (pass)
- Hope Lake (lake)
- Clegg Lake (lake)
- Bench Lake (lake)
- Ibantik Lake (lake)
- Lake Marion (lake)
- Lovenia Lake (lake)
- Cliff Lake (lake)
- Notch Lake (lake)
- Dean Lake (lake)
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Getting there
CRYSTAL LAKE HORSEMAN TH — parking nearby. 40.67812, -110.95523 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:21 a.m., the sun rises at 6:49 a.m. and sets at 7:57 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:26 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 08 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 40.0-mile round trip works out to roughly 15 h 55 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Clyde Lake — 0.8 mi
- Lofty Lake Loop — 4.1 mi
- Highline Trail — 5.6 mi
- Highline — 5.7 mi