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Utah
Desolation
3.0 mi
Distance
989 ft
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Inside Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
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Desolation
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 989 ft
- Highest point
- 9,550 ft
- Lowest point
- 8,602 ft
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About this trail
Desolation is a 2.96-mile trail in Alexander Basin, Utah, managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 1,652 feet of elevation within the Alexander Basin trail system.
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