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Utah · Hiking · Near Paradise
Richard's Hollow
- 5.5 mi
- round trip
- 2,047 ft
- climb
- 7,493 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Oct
- best months
Is Richard's Hollow 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.
Richard's Hollow is a hard hike in the Logan Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in northern Utah. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Beindneau Summer Home Area, about 7 miles away. The trail is an out-and-back that totals about 11 miles with a one-way climb of roughly 2,050 feet. It starts around 5,400 feet and reaches about 7,500 feet at the high point. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Laketown show July highs around 81°F with lows near 51°F. That station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the route run cooler. Friendship Campground is about 0.1 mile away and Spring Campground about half a mile. Hog Hole and Heaven's Forge, a climbing area, are both within about 2 miles.
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More in ParadiseLocal outfitters
- Mantua Waterfront RV Resort18 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Friendship CampgroundCamping0.1 mi
- Spring CampgroundCamping0.5 mi
Blacksmith Fork Guard StationCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain0.6 mi- Hog HoleHiking1.2 mi
- Sow HoleHiking1.5 mi
- Middle Earth BoulderingRock climbing1.6 mi
- Heaven's ForgeRock climbing1.6 mi
- Blacksmith ForkCanoeing3.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Hog HoleHiking · ~2 min drive
- Big BaldyHiking · ~6 min drive
- Cowley CanyonHiking · ~9 min drive
- Sow HoleHiking · ~3 min drive
- PROVIDENCE CANYON TRAILHiking · ~7 min drive
- Blacksmith Fork RiverHiking · ~11 min drive
- Pig HoleHiking · ~3 min drive
- Spring HollowHiking · ~11 min drive
- Riverside NatureHiking · ~12 min drive
- Boar HoleHiking · ~3 min drive
Best time to visit Richard's Hollow
Best months: May–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.
Jan
30° / 14°
8 wet · 7 snow
Feb
33° / 15°
7 wet · 6 snow
Mar
43° / 23°
8 wet · 5 snow
Apr
53° / 30°
8 wet · 3 snow
May
62° / 37°
8 wet · 1 snow
Jun
73° / 44°
5 wet
Jul
81° / 51°
4 wet
Aug
80° / 50°
5 wet
Sep
70° / 42°
5 wet
Oct
57° / 33°
6 wet · 1 snow
Nov
42° / 24°
7 wet · 4 snow
Dec
32° / 16°
8 wet · 6 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Laketown, UT, 21 mi away at 5,980 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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