Utah · Hiking · Near Heber

The Graduate

0.7 mi
round trip
163 ft
climb
6,449 ft
high point
Out and back
route
May–Oct
best months

The Graduate is an easy out-and-back hike in Utah, about 0.2 miles from the community of Jeremy Ranch. The route is short, covering roughly 1.3 miles round trip with a one-way climb of about 163 feet, from a low point of about 6,257 feet to a high of about 6,449 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Park City weather station show July highs around 80°F with lows near 53°F, while winter highs stay around freezing. Two other hikes, Bad Apple and Fink Again, sit about 0.1 mile away. The Wasatch Back climbing area is about 3.6 miles off, and Red Pine Lake offers fishing about 6.1 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Snydermill Recreation Camp

    Campground

    Campground · 2.8 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Billy Blanco's

    Restaurant

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

    The Alf Engen Ski Museum

    Museum

    On your way back · 3 mi

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

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  • Best time to go · May–Oct

    Best time to visit The Graduate

    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.

    1. Jan

      33° / 16°

    2. Feb

      35° / 17°

    3. Mar

      43° / 25°

    4. Apr

      51° / 31°

    5. May

      61° / 38°

    6. Jun

      72° / 46°

    7. Jul

      80° / 53°

    8. Aug

      78° / 52°

    9. Sep

      69° / 43°

    10. Oct

      56° / 33°

    11. Nov

      42° / 23°

    12. Dec

      33° / 16°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Park City, UT, 7.2 mi away at 6,900 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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