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Hike

Lightning Side Ridge

Inside Cache National Forest

3.9 mi out & back · 479 ft gain · 8,059 ft high point · Moderate

In Cache National Forest · Utah · U.S. Forest Service

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About this hike

Lightning Side Ridge is a 3.9-mile out and back trail in Cache National Forest with a 479-foot climb to 8,059 feet.

Elevation

479 ft of gain round trip.

Camp near here

The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.

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6.4 mi from the trailhead
Willows Campground (UT)
Campground · Utah

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Out: 360 ft up, returns the same way. Source: USGS 3DEP.

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The route at the trailhead. Drag with two fingers, or hold a key to zoom.

Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.

At a glance

Length: 3.9 mi
Shape: Out & back
Gain: 479 ft round trip
High point: 8,059 ft
Low point: 7,724 ft
Difficulty: ModerateFrom 3.9 mi and 479 ft of climbing
Managed by: U.S. Forest Service
State: Utah
Camps within 15 mi: 10
Trailhead: 41.3393° N · 111.5289° W

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6.5 mi from the trailhead

Upper Meadows Campground

Campground · Utah

6.7 mi from the trailhead

Perception Park

Campground · Utah

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Inside Cache National Forest
5,572 ft of climbing

19.6 mi out & back · 5,572 ft gain · Very hard

Cache National Forest · Camp 5 mi away

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Passes Snow Horse Ridge
Inside Wasatch National Forest
5,218 ft of climbing

14.5 mi out & back · 5,218 ft gain · Very hard

Wasatch National Forest · Camp 9 mi away

Cutler Basin

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Inside Cache National Forest
4,933 ft of climbing

18.2 mi out & back · 4,933 ft gain · Very hard

Cache National Forest · Camp 5 mi away

Skull Crack

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Inside Cache National Forest
Camp 3 mi away

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Cache National Forest · Camp 3 mi away

Malans Basin

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Inside Cache National Forest
5,669 ft of climbing

11.7 mi out & back · 5,669 ft gain · Very hard

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Weather

7-day forecast

Today53°35°Mostly Sunny
Tue48°33°Sunny
Wed51°35°Sunny
Thu54°37°Sunny
Fri51°36°Mostly Sunny
Sat48°36°Mostly Sunny
Sun47°34°Chance Light Rain

Today: Mostly Sunny · wind 2 to 6 mph SSW

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Signal

Cell coverage here

VerizonLTE · Good
AT&TLTE · Poor
T-MobileLTE · Poor

FCC coverage data · signal varies in remote terrain