Thompson Peak
- 7.9 mi
- round trip
- 689 ft
- climb
- 11,067 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Thompson Peak 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.
Thompson Peak is a hard hike in the High Uintas Wilderness, part of the Evanston-Mountain View Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in northern Utah. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is a natural-surface out-and-back that climbs about 690 feet over roughly 8 miles, from a low point of about 10,420 feet to a high of about 11,067 feet. The route is rated hard, and it is not an accessible trail. Horses are allowed, but bikes are not. That makes it a good fit for a pack horse trip or a solo hike on foot. Burnt Ridge and the Burnt Ridge Trail sit about 1.5 to 1.7 miles away, and Kabell Lake and Hoop Lake offer fishing within about 3 miles.
Local outfitters
- Dutch John Resort At Flaming Gorge40 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
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