Albion Basin
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Campground · 1.4 mi from the trail
Utah · Hiking · Near Heber
Snakepit
Photo: kallahar, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1.6 mi
- round trip
- 376 ft
- climb
- 8,989 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Snakepit 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.
Snakepit is a short, easy out-and-back hike in the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is about 1.6 miles long, with a one-way elevation gain of 376 feet, taking you from a low point of about 8,600 feet to a high of about 9,000 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Alta, at a similar elevation, show July highs around 73°F with lows near 50°F, while winter highs stay around 30°F. The trail is natural-surface and open to bikes, and it is not accessible. It sits right beside the Lower Albion Meadows Trail, with the Upper Albion Meadows Trail about 0.2 miles away. Climbers can find The Melting Mud Wall and East Hellgate within a mile, and Albion Basin campground is about 1.4 miles off.
Around this trail
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Museum · 8.1 mi from Heber
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More in HeberLocal outfitters
- Midway Adventure Company10 mi away
- Rocky Mountain Outfitters11 mi away
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Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Snakepit
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
31° / 15°
14 wet
Feb
31° / 15°
13 wet
Mar
37° / 20°
13 wet
Apr
42° / 25°
12 wet
May
53° / 33°
10 wet
Jun
64° / 42°
7 wet
Jul
73° / 50°
7 wet
Aug
71° / 49°
9 wet
Sep
62° / 41°
9 wet
Oct
49° / 31°
9 wet
Nov
37° / 21°
11 wet
Dec
30° / 15°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alta, UT, 0.3 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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