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Blue Lake Trail

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  2. UT
  3. …Uintas and Eastern UT
  4. High Uintas Wilderness
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“A nice day hike to a high alpine lake in the Naturalist Basin. ”

Chris S
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1.0

Miles

1.7

KM

Point to Point

10,946' 3,336 m

High

10,456' 3,187 m

Low

490' 149 m

Up

4' 1 m

Down

9%

Avg Grade (5°)

38%

Max Grade (21°)

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Description

The Blue Lake Trail branches off from the Naturalist Basin Trail #084 about 1 mile from its junction with the Uinta Highline Trail. It passes between the Morat Lakes before climbing a steep bench which contains Blue Lake.

Blue Lake has room for camping but very few trees of any size (they're mostly dwarf pines). Mt. Agassiz forms a stunning backdrop to this lake.

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Land Manager: USFS - Uinta, Wasatch & Cache National Forests Office

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  4.0 from 1 vote

#7

in High Uintas Wilderness

#16720

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#7

in High Uintas Wilderness

#596

in Utah

#16,720

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View from Morat Lake (eastern one) toward bench containing Blue Lake and, in background, Mt. Agassiz (09-19-2012)
Mar 25, 2021 near Oakley, UT
Blue Lake with Mt. Agassiz in background (09-19-2012)
Mar 25, 2021 near Oakley, UT
Morat Lake (eastern one) from Blue Lake Trail (09-19-2012)
Mar 25, 2021 near Oakley, UT

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