Utah · Hiking · Near Enoch

High Mountain Trail

3.4 mi
round trip
2,032 ft
climb
9,607 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Jun–Sep
best months

Is High Mountain Trail open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Dixie National Forest.

  • Duck Creek OHV Trail Closure

    Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-26-11 · USFS · Dixie National Forest

  • Pine Valley Ranger District Area and Trail and Road Closure

    Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-26-01 · USFS · Dixie National Forest

  • Cedar City Temporary Road Closure Webster Flat Road (Order 0407-25-02)

    Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-25-02 · USFS · Dixie National Forest

As of · Source: USFS · Dixie National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

High Mountain Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back hike in Utah's Ashdown Gorge Wilderness, part of the Cedar City Ranger District of Dixie National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail rises from a low point of 7,665 feet to a high of 9,607 feet, a climb of 2,032 feet one way. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Brian Head weather station, at a similar elevation, show July highs around 71°F with lows near 42°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s. Potato Hollow Trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and Long Hollow Trail is about 1.7 miles off. Climbers can head to The Rest Home, about 1.8 miles away, and Cedar Canyon campground sits roughly 3.4 miles from the trail.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Cedar Canyon

    Campground

    Campground · 3.4 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Milts Stage Stop

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 4 mi

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit High Mountain 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.

    1. Jan

      30° / 10°

    2. Feb

      32° / 12°

    3. Mar

      39° / 17°

    4. Apr

      44° / 18°

    5. May

      55° / 27°

    6. Jun

      67° / 36°

    7. Jul

      71° / 42°

    8. Aug

      68° / 43°

    9. Sep

      61° / 35°

    10. Oct

      48° / 24°

    11. Nov

      38° / 17°

    12. Dec

      28° / 10°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Brian Head, UT, 4.9 mi away at 9,770 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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