Highline Trail
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The Highline Trail is a long-distance backcountry hiking route that traverses the crest of Utah’s Uinta Mountains, offering high-elevation alpine scenery, remote terrain, and challenging conditions for experienced backpackers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Highline Trail canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | long-distance hiking trail ⓘ |
| access | trailheads on the eastern and western ends of the Uinta range ⓘ |
| activityType | non-motorized recreation ⓘ |
| campingStyle | dispersed backcountry camping ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| difficulty | challenging ⓘ |
| environment |
alpine lakes
ⓘ
sparse tree cover at higher elevations ⓘ tundra meadows ⓘ |
| feature |
exposed ridgelines
ⓘ
high-elevation alpine scenery ⓘ multiple high mountain passes ⓘ remote terrain ⓘ rocky trail sections ⓘ |
| hazard |
afternoon thunderstorms
ⓘ
rapidly changing mountain weather ⓘ remote location with limited rescue access ⓘ snowfields early in season ⓘ strong sun exposure at high elevation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Uinta Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Utah ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Uinta Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extended high-elevation travel
ⓘ
relative solitude compared to more popular western U.S. long trails ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ashley National Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulation | subject to U.S. Forest Service rules ⓘ |
| requires |
backcountry camping skills
ⓘ
bear-aware food storage practices ⓘ route-finding skills ⓘ |
| runsAlong | crest of the Uinta Mountains ⓘ |
| season |
early fall
ⓘ
summer ⓘ |
| state | Utah ⓘ |
| suitableFor | experienced backpackers ⓘ |
| terrainType |
alpine
ⓘ
backcountry ⓘ subalpine forest ⓘ |
| usedFor |
backpacking
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ |
| wildlife |
black bears
ⓘ
elk ⓘ mountain goats ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.