Utah trails · West Fork Whiterocks
West Fork Whiterocks
A 15.4-mile network in Utah, with 1,454 ft of climbing. Reaches Fox Queant Pass and other lake/pass destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 53% of the ascent falls between mile 10.3 and mile 15.4. It gives back about 2,063 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Fox Queant Pass (pass)
- Crescent Lake (lake)
- Cleveland Lake (lake)
- Fox Lake (lake)
Heads up
Getting there
WEST FORK TRAILHEAD — parking nearby, restroom. About 1 h 38 min drive (45 mi, 19 of them unpaved) from Roosevelt. 40.72397, -110.05280 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:02 a.m., the sun rises at 7:30 a.m. and sets at 6:41 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:09 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 12 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 15.4-mile route takes roughly 6 h 27 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:56 p.m. — 4 h 45 min before sunset.
Loop options
- West Fork Whiterocks — 7.0 mi loop, 523 ft gain
- Queant Spur B + West Fork Whiterocks + Queant Spur E Trail — 2.0 mi loop, 246 ft gain
- Queant + Queant Spur F + West Fork Whiterocks — 4.2 mi loop, 532 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Chain Lakes-Atwood — 7.8 mi
- Uinta Highline — 13.4 mi
- Dry Gulch — 21.0 mi