Fir Lake, Uinta Mountains, Summit County, Utah

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     This lake is so wonderful. Everybody loves Reids Meadow, and Mount Marsell is clearly visible from Fir Lake. This location rules, just check out all the fun stuff to do next to Fir Lake. After a long day outdoors Best Western Dunmar Inn is a wonderful place to spend a night or two; hiking is a popular thing to do around Fir Lake; Notch Mountain Trail is a nice local trail. This lake is so wonderful. The Highline Trail offers hiking at its best.
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   is located in the wonderful Uinta Mountains. All through the long summer days at Fir Lake highs are generally in the 80's while night lows are usually in the 40's. During the wintertime this place gets highs in the 30's, and night lows at Fir Lake during the winter usually descend into the 10's. These mountains rock, just look at all the entertaining things to do in the Uinta Mountains. You can run the rapids of Rock Creek close to Fir Lake, and why not camp  
               at Butterfly Campground while you're here at Fir Lake.
You truly have to go for the Uinta Mountains. A brilliant spot right next door to Fir Lake is Hayden Pass, and almost certainly you're looking for close by lakes? Sure, Jewel Lake is just a very short distance away. Kamas Lake Dam is worth a visit since you're here, and there's magnificent hiking along the Lofty Lake Trail. If you came for an overnight stay Highline Trail Head Campground is a nice site to camp; naturally, this is a good region for people who like lakes, Naomi Lake is a lake in close proximity.
At Fir Lake you don’t see much rainfall; most of the rain falls through April; the driest of the months is July.

 
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Current weather conditions at Fir Lake, Uinta Mountains, Summit County, Utah
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Local climate location: COALVILLE 26 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 40.74083
Longitude: -110.885

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These outdoors activities are available near Fir Lake.
 Hotels Near Fir Lake:
Best Western Dunmar Inn, Evanston, 28 miles away
Days Inn Evanston W, Evanston, 28 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites EVANSTON, Evanston, 28 miles away
Super 8 Evanston, Evanston, 28 miles away
Comfort Inn Evanston, Evanston, 28 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Fir Lake:
Butterfly Campground, Duchesne County, 2 miles away
Highline Trail Head Campground, Summit County, 2 miles away
Bald Mountain Campground, Duchesne County, 3 miles away
Beaver View Campground, Summit County, 5 miles away
 Whitewater Near Fir Lake:
Rock Creek, Duchesne CountyCounty, 19 miles away
      Class II-V - 5 miles long (Upper Stillwater Dam to Route 134)
 National Parks Near Fir Lake:
Timpanogos Cave National Monument, American Fork - UT, 50 miles away
Fossil Butte National Monument, Kemmerer - WY, 60 miles away
 Trails Near Fir Lake:
Lofty Lake Trail, Summit County, 1 miles away
Notch Mountain Trail, Summit County, 4 miles away
Highline Trail, Duchesne County, 5 miles away
 Lakes Near Fir Lake:
Jewel Lake, Summit CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Naomi Lake, Summit CountyCounty, 0 miles away

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Highline Trail
The U.S. Forrest Service last attention to this trail was in 1994/1995 and the trail markings in many places is all but non-existent.  Portions of the trail---particularly in the meadows areas have been overgrown and rock cairn markers, where they do exist, are often overgrown and difficult to find.  Do not attempt this trail without detailed terrain maps and GPS equipment and the ability to use both.   It would also be a good idea to carry a satellite phone (rentals are available) as there is no cell phone signal anywhere along the route from the Mirror Lake trailhead on the West all the way to the Chepeta lake trailhead  on the East...

Lake Marion
Lake Marion is a very small lake or pond located North of Trial Lake and South West of Star Lake. My friend Victor Montoya and I visited Lake Marion and caught wild Brook Trout and Golden Trout fly fishing. I was surprised that this lake which is very very small had trout over 12 inches....

Scow Lake
Is the lake named after my great great uncle Pete Scow who logged in the unitah mtns in the late 1800 and early 1900's. He was a tie hack. Do you know the history of the name Scow lake?...

Grandaddy Lake
The trail head leading to grandaddy lake that is around two to four miles. Info on weather conditions at grandaddy lake and info on how bad the mosquitos are right now...no fish...

LaMarla Lake
Lamarla Lake received it's name from my mother, Margaret Gurr Hamblin, her sister LaVon Gurr Hansen and LaVar Davies,(nephew of my dad Lyman Duane Hamblin Jr.) They were camping and fishing in the Uinta Mountains. While hiking they came upon the beautiful little lake. They decided to give it a name. They took LA from LaVar, MAR from Margaret, and LA from LaVon, forming the name LAMARLA. They posted the name by the lake. I grew up hearing this story. My mother Margaret passed away over twenty years ago. LaVon is still alive and lives with her husband, Omar in Springville, UT. LaVar is also living and resides in St. George UT. Both are in their eighties. As a child my favorite horse was named Lamarla....

Thompson Lake
10 miles away
I disagree with below.

1. Thompson Lake isn't even close to the most remote lake in the Uinta Mountains. For example, lakes like East Slide Lake and Wild Goose Lake are far more remote.

2. The boulderhopping really isn't that bad. It's well worth the trip.

3. There are some nice campsites just east of the lake.

Thompson Lake is off trail, but it's one of the more popular off-trail lakes (but far less popular than trailed lakes!) and well worth the trip....
This is the most remote lake in all of the Uinta mountains. It's a hellish 1-2hr boulder-hopping steep hike to get to the lake with NO trails or places to camp. Reserved for only extreme mountaineers....

Continent Lake
13 miles away
I went there about 15 yrs ago fishing was pretty good....

Rock Creek
18 miles away
(...) The section is comprised of 3 class 3+/IV- drops with swift braided channels in between. It seldom flows since most water is diverted over to the Wasatch front from the Upper Stillwater Dam (it has to spill to be runnable.) Climatologically speaking, March is actually the month of our highest precipitation (which falls as snow, building the pack which then melts in May/June.) Most people find this section of river not nearly as rewarding as other runs in the state....

Timpanogos Cave National Monument
50 miles away
The entrance fees to the canyon is now $6.00 for 3 days, $12.00 for 7 days, annual pass is $45.00 and includes American Fork Canyon, Alpine Scenic Loop and Mirror Lake Hwy. ...

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