Utah · Hiking

Notom-Bullfrog Road

0.0 mi
distance
5,292 ft
high point
Lollipop
route
Easy
difficulty
Mar–May, Sep–Oct
best months

Notom-Bullfrog Road is a short, easy hike on Bureau of Land Management land in the Richfield Field Office, about 0.04 miles long and with no elevation gain. It sits in southern Utah, and the nearest town is Richfield. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Capitol Reef National Park show May highs around 74°F and October highs around 66°F, while July averages about 91°F and winter highs hover near 40°F. Sheets Gulch is the closest nearby hike, about 0.9 miles away. Cottonwood Wash and Burro Wash are a little farther out, and the Capitol Gorge climbing area is about 10 miles away.

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  • Best time to go · Mar–May, Sep–Oct

    Best time to visit Notom-Bullfrog Road

    Best months: March–May and September–October. 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

      41° / 21°

      3 wet · 2 snow

    2. Feb

      47° / 26°

      4 wet · 1 snow

    3. Mar

      57° / 34°

      4 wet · 1 snow

    4. Apr

      65° / 39°

      4 wet

    5. May

      74° / 48°

      5 wet

    6. Jun

      86° / 58°

      4 wet

    7. Jul

      91° / 65°

      7 wet

    8. Aug

      88° / 63°

      8 wet

    9. Sep

      80° / 55°

      6 wet

    10. Oct

      66° / 43°

      4 wet

    11. Nov

      51° / 30°

      3 wet · 1 snow

    12. Dec

      40° / 21°

      3 wet · 2 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Capitol Reef Np, UT, 16.7 mi away at 5,500 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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