Cuberant Lake | Western Uintas

Hiking Cuberant Lake - Western Uintas Hiking Cuberant Lake

Western Uintas

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Overview

RATING: Moderate Hike
LENGTH: 2-4 hours
MAPS: MIRROR LAKE, UT

Sun

A chance of snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. West wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

30 | 23

Mon

Snow. Cloudy, with a high near 25. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

25 | 23

Tue

A chance of snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

31 | 15

Wed

A chance of snow before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 21. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

21 | 18

Thu

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

24 | 12

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SEASON: Summer, Fall
GEAR: Standard Hiking Gear
WATER: Filterable at many spots along the way.

Sun

A chance of snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. West wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

30 | 23

Mon

Snow. Cloudy, with a high near 25. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

25 | 23

Tue

A chance of snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

31 | 15

Wed

A chance of snow before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 21. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

21 | 18

Thu

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

24 | 12

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Cuberant Lake - Western Uintas

Cuberant Lake - Western Uintas

Cuberant Lake, near Bald Mountain off the Mirror Lake Highway, is one of my favorites. It doesn't seem to get quite the visitation some nearby lakes do. The hike, about 6 miles, is quite lovely. With Bald Mountain and Reid's Peak dominating the views during much of the hike, then the lake itself being tucked up against the base of Mount Marsell, there are a lot of big, dramatic views and great alpine scenery.

It makes an excellent day hike, but for those looking for a short overnight backpack, this is one worth considering. Cuberant Lake is the largest in the basin, but there are several smaller unnamed lakes in the area as well that are less visited and can offer nice campsites off the more well-travelled areas.

Name: The name Cuberant Lake is from the Ute Indians. The word cuberant means long in Ute, and it is certainly a long lake for the area!
Descending down before one final climb up to Cuberant Lake

Descending down before one final climb up to Cuberant Lake

Getting There

Note: The Mirror Lake highway that is used to access this hike is closed in the winter. The gate is typically open from Memorial Day until late October, but if planning this hike on the shoulder season, call the forest service to see if it is open. ((801) 466-6411)

The trailhead is the Pass Lake Trailhead off the Mirror Lake highway. This is at mile post 32.1, which is 32.1 miles from Kamas Utah on highway 150, or about 45 miles south of Evanston Wyoming on highway 150. The trail will likely be very snowy until late June in most years.

The trailhead has a pit toilet and a large parking area a short distance off the Mirror Lake Highway. If full, there is overflow parking along the highway.

Reids Peak and Bald Mountain in the distance.

Reids Peak and Bald Mountain in the distance.

Route

There are two trails that leave the Pass Lake trailhead. Make sure you take the one that starts on the west side of the parking area.

Just a few minutes down the trail is a minor junction where left goes to Pass Lake and the highway. Stay right.

About 0.4 miles from the trailhead (10 minutes), another junction is reached. Go right again, left is the Main Fork of the Weber Trail.

The trail ambles down and near a lovely meadow area with nice views of Bald Mountain and Reids Peak. After about 1.6 miles and a bit of elevation gain, the junction to Kamas/Lofty Lakes and Cuberant Lake is reached. Go left here.

The trail follows along the base of Mount Marsell with a small climb and descent before reaching the basin with Cuberant and several unnamed lakes. An unnamed lake is reached first, then a short climb reaches Cuberant Lake proper. We enjoyed the smaller unnamed lake better than Cuberant Lake. There are quite a few campsites along Cuberant Lake. Be sure to practice low-impact camping.

Return the same way, or, with good map and compass skills or a GPS, visit the other small lakes nearby.


Maps

Printable Maps:

Trailhead

12T 509056mE 4507021mN

N40° 42' 51" W110° 53' 34"
Main Fork Of Weber - Go Right

12T 508510mE 4506866mN

N40° 42' 46" W110° 53' 57"
Kamas Lake Jct - Left

12T 507680mE 4508098mN

N40° 43' 26" W110° 54' 33"
Cuberant Lake

12T 507291mE 4509593mN

N40° 44' 14" W110° 54' 49"

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