Bald Mountain – Uinta Mountains – Utah
Bald Mountain is an 11,949-foot peak of the Uinta Mountain Range in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. It can be found along the Mirror Lake Highway (State Hwy 150) which passes through the range from Kamas, Utah, to Evanston, WY.
The Uinta Mountains, a subrange of the Rocky Mountains, are the highest east-west mountain range in the United States, and the highest mountain range in the state of Utah. The highest peak, Kings Peak is 13,528 ft. Much of the rain from the east and southeast portions of the range flow into the Green River, and ultimately down the Colorado River to Mexico. Whereas water from the west and northwest portions of the range flow into the Provo, Weber and Bear Rivers. All three rivers flow into lakes, including Bear Lake, Utah Lake, and the Great Salt Lake, which is itself the end point for all three rivers, in Utah’s West Desert.
Given the shortness of the trail (about 2.7 miles round trip), the hike up and back from the summit probably offers the best bang for the buck of any trail in the Uinta Mountains. The view from the top as the photos show is amazing. The hike is probably best from April to September, but to avoid the potential for snow and cold weather, June-August are probably the best months.
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