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This lake is one of the great places here in the Uinta Mountains. Having a nice time in the Uinta Mountains is simple. Best Western Dunmar Inn is a great spot to get some rest; camping at Butterfly Campground is always a nice experience. This lake is so wonderful. Whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then we recommend Duchesne River, and Mount Agassiz is clearly visible from Shale Lake. Take a hike on the East Fork Pinto Lake Trail, and
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| | Shale Lake is pleasant enough to spend more than a day at, Highline Trail Head Campground is a pleasant local campground. During the summer months highs here at Shale Lake get into the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures sink down into the 40's. During the wintertime highs are frequently in the 30's, and nighttime lows in the 10's for Shale Lake. The Highline Trail offers hiking at its best, and a stunning lake like Wilder Lake is a nice spot to pop by. | |
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But wait, there's more fun stuff to do in the Uinta Mountains. Ryder Lake is a fine lake near Shale Lake, and Shale Lake is right by the Skinner Cutoff Trail. Be careful coming to Shale Lake, you might not ever want to return back
home again. If you come at the right time of year, Rock Creek offers some great whitewater, and a wonderful location like Middle Basin here at Shale Lake is too great to miss. Not much precipitation falls here at Shale Lake; February
is the wettest month with most snow while June is the month with the least amount of precipitation. This lake is so wonderful.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 40.70889 Longitude: -110.8353
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| These outdoors activities are available near Shale Lake. |
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Rock Creek, Duchesne CountyCounty, 15 miles away Class II-V - 5 miles long (Upper Stillwater Dam to Route 134) |
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Duchesne River, Uintah CountyCounty, 19 miles away Class I-III - 32.5 miles long (Hades Campground to Rock Creek) |
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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... |
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
 | 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.... |
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?... |
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.... |
Continent Lake
 | 10 miles away I went there about 15 yrs ago fishing was pretty good.... |
Rock Creek
 | 14 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
 | 52 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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