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Utah · Hiking · Near Mount Pleasant
Mahogany Hill
- 8.1 mi
- round trip
- 1,536 ft
- climb
- 7,616 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Mahogany Hill open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Mahogany Hill is a hard hike in the Spanish Fork Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, about 8 miles long with a one-way climb of 1,536 feet from a low point of 6,205 feet to a high of 7,616 feet. The trail is a natural-surface out-and-back, and the Forest Service manages the surrounding land. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical July averages from a nearby weather station at Electric Lake, about 29 miles away, run to a high of 74°F and a low of 41°F, while winter highs stay near 25°F. The trailhead opens from June 1 to October 31. The Mahogany Hill (Rees Flat - Mccune Canyon) Trailhead is the start. Ponderosa Uinta campground is just 0.3 miles away, and Cottonwood campground is 1.3 miles off. Salt Creek Canyon, a climbing area, and the Salt Creek Trail are both within about 2 miles.
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Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Mahogany Hill
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
27° / 4°
12 wet
Feb
30° / 3°
11 wet
Mar
38° / 10°
10 wet
Apr
43° / 18°
11 wet
May
55° / 27°
9 wet
Jun
66° / 35°
6 wet
Jul
74° / 41°
5 wet
Aug
72° / 40°
8 wet
Sep
63° / 32°
7 wet
Oct
48° / 22°
8 wet
Nov
35° / 15°
10 wet
Dec
25° / 2°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Electric Lake, UT, 28.9 mi away at 8,380 ft. The station sits about 800 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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