Spruces Cg
Campground
Campground · 3.1 mi from the trail
Utah · Hiking · Near Heber
Fantasy Ridge Trail
- 1.0 mi
- round trip
- 770 ft
- climb
- 9,404 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Fantasy Ridge Trail is a short, easy hike on state land in Utah, managed by the State Land Board. The trail is about a mile long and rises roughly 770 feet from its low point of 8,629 feet to a high of 9,404 feet, making it an out-and-back route of about 2 miles. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Silver Lake Brighton, which sits a few hundred feet lower, show July highs around 72°F with lows near 47°F, while winter highs stay around 30°F. Red Pine Lake, a fishing spot, lies about half a mile away, and Tombstone Trail is under a mile off. Alpine Lake, a mountain biking area, is about 0.9 miles away, and Spruces Campground is about 3 miles away for an overnight stay.
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Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Fantasy Ridge 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
31° / 11°
Feb
31° / 12°
Mar
37° / 17°
Apr
43° / 22°
May
52° / 30°
Jun
64° / 39°
Jul
72° / 47°
Aug
71° / 46°
Sep
62° / 38°
Oct
49° / 28°
Nov
37° / 18°
Dec
30° / 11°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Silver Lake Brighton, UT, 4.6 mi away at 8,740 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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