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Utah · Hiking · Near Mount Pleasant
Dipping Pin Trail
- 3.5 mi
- round trip
- 494 ft
- climb
- 8,313 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Dipping Pin Trail open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Manti-La Sal National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Manti-La Sal National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Dipping Pin Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back hike in the Price Ranger District of Manti-La Sal National Forest in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. The trail rises from about 7,889 feet to about 8,313 feet, a climb of roughly 494 feet one way, and is rated hard. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Scofield-Skyline Mine show July highs around 74°F with lows near 48°F, while winter highs stay around 30°F. The station sits about 384 feet higher than the trail's high point, so temperatures on the trail run a little warmer. The trail is open from June 1 to October 15. Bikes are allowed, and the surface is natural. Several other hikes lie within a few miles, including Right Fork Lake Fork, Coffeepot Trail and Sweat Creek, each about 2 miles away.
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Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Dipping Pin Trail
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
30° / 13°
12 wet
Feb
31° / 14°
11 wet
Mar
38° / 20°
11 wet
Apr
44° / 24°
10 wet
May
54° / 33°
9 wet
Jun
66° / 41°
7 wet
Jul
74° / 48°
8 wet
Aug
72° / 46°
10 wet
Sep
63° / 39°
8 wet
Oct
50° / 29°
8 wet
Nov
38° / 19°
9 wet
Dec
30° / 12°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Scofield-Skyline Mine, UT, 19.1 mi away at 8,697 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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