Utah · Hiking · Lone Peak Wilderness · Near Heber

Silver Lake

0.9 mi
round trip
270 ft
climb
8,206 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Jun–Sep
best months

Is Silver Lake 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.

Silver Lake is an easy, 0.9-mile out-and-back hike in Utah's Lone Peak Wilderness, within the Pleasant Grove Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The trail gains about 270 feet and runs entirely on natural surface, and it is managed by the Forest Service. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Alta show July highs around 73°F with lows near 50°F, while winter highs stay around 30°F and nights dip to about 15°F. The hike sits within the wilderness, and horses are allowed on the trail. The open season runs from July 1 through October 31, so plan around those dates. Bouldering areas including Silver Lake Granite Boulders and Will Ferrell Boulder lie about 0.3 miles away, and the Silver Lake Shoreline Trail is 0.7 miles off. Granite Flat campground is about 1.7 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Handshaker

    Campground

    Campground · 1.6 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    The Aerie

    Restaurant

    Open after 6
  • If it rainsSaalebaer, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Park City Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 13 mi from Heber

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Saalebaer, CC0 (commons)

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Silver Lake

    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, 5.4 mi away at 8,710 ft. The station sits about 500 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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