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Utah
Naturalist Basin
2.4 mi
Distance
573 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
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Naturalist Basin
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 573 ft
- Highest point
- 10,763 ft
- Lowest point
- 10,228 ft
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About this trail
Naturalist Basin is a 2.39-mile trail in Utah's Carolyn Lake trail system with 908 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a point-to-point route through the Carolyn Lake area.
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- Forest Service
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