Utah · Hiking · Near Heber

Mill Creek Crest

3.5 mi
round trip
654 ft
climb
8,250 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Jun–Sep
best months

Caution at last check

Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is marginal · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 23 h ago

Is Mill Creek Crest 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.

Mill Creek Crest is a 3.5-mile out-and-back hike in the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. The trail rises from a low point of 7,788 feet to a high of 8,250 feet, a climb of 654 feet one way, and it is rated hard. The route is natural-surfaced and open to bikes, and it is not an accessible trail. The Forest Service lists the open season as June through October 31, so plan around that window. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Alta weather station, which sits about 460 feet higher than the trail's high point, show July highs around 73°F with lows near 50°F, while winter highs stay around 30°F. Burch Hollow and Pipeline are mountain biking areas within a mile. Church Fork Wall, a climbing area, is about 1.3 miles away, and Jordan Pines Campground is roughly 6 miles off.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    BSA Camp Tracy

    Campground

    Campground · 2.0 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Log Haven

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi · Open after 6
  • If it rainsAnother Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    The Alf Engen Ski Museum

    Museum

    On your way back · 8 mi

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Mill Creek Crest

    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

      31° / 15°

      14 wet

    2. Feb

      31° / 15°

      13 wet

    3. Mar

      37° / 20°

      13 wet

    4. Apr

      42° / 25°

      12 wet

    5. May

      53° / 33°

      10 wet

    6. Jun

      64° / 42°

      7 wet

    7. Jul

      73° / 50°

      7 wet

    8. Aug

      71° / 49°

      9 wet

    9. Sep

      62° / 41°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      49° / 31°

      9 wet

    11. Nov

      37° / 21°

      11 wet

    12. Dec

      30° / 15°

      14 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alta, UT, 9.5 mi away at 8,710 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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