Salamander Flat Dispersed Campground
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Campground · 0.5 mi from the trail
Utah · Mountain biking · South Fork · Near Heber
Ridge Winter
- 2.2 mi
- distance
- 424 ft
- climb
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Caution today
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 9 h ago
Is Ridge Winter 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.
Ridge Winter is a mountain biking route in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Pleasant Grove Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the ride covers about 2.2 miles with a total elevation gain of 424 feet, from a low point of 7,818 feet to a high of 8,088 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. 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 Ridge Trail lies just 0.2 miles away, and Pine Hollow Winter is 0.3 miles off. For an overnight stay, Altamont campground is about a mile away, and Echo Reservoir, roughly 2.5 miles out, offers fishing.
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- Midway Adventure Company9 mi away
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Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Ridge Winter
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, 10.3 mi away at 8,710 ft. The station sits about 600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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