Utah trails · Notch Mountain
Notch Mountain
A 20.0-mile network 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 2,950 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
BALD MOUNTAIN — parking nearby, restroom, fee site. About 1 h 12 min drive (42 mi, 4 of them unpaved) from Heber. 40.68742, -110.90435 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:05 a.m., the sun rises at 7:33 a.m. and sets at 6:45 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:12 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 12 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.0-mile route takes roughly 7 h 58 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:31 p.m. — 3 h 14 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Lofty Lake Loop — 1.9 mi
- Lakes Country — 3.1 mi
- Highline Trail — 3.1 mi
- Clyde Lake — 3.2 mi