Red Pine Lake
| Red Pine Lake | |
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.jpg) Red Pine Lake in 2012 | |
| Coordinates | 40°32′35″N 111°41′35″W / 40.543°N 111.693°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Built | 1920 |
| Surface elevation | 9,600 feet (2,900 m) |
| Islands | None |
| Location | |
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Red Pine Lake is a small alpine reservoir in Little Cottonwood Canyon, in the U.S. state of Utah. This area is also part of the Wasatch National Forest.[1] Red Pine Lake is also located in a protected watershed for Salt Lake City. Red Pine Dam, which holds the lake, was constructed in 1920.[2]
The lake can be accessed through a dirt trail from a parking lot off the main road. The most common route is around 7 miles round trip.[3]
Red Pine is considered a watershed area which supplies drinking water for Salt Lake City metropolitan area.[4] This drinking water comes from several hundred inches of snow each year that lasts into July.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | Red Pine Trail #003 | Forest Service". www.fs.usda.gov. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
- ^ "Red Pine Lake Hiking Trail [Backpacking & Info]". www.visitutah.com. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
- ^ "Red Pine Lake Hiking Trail [Backpacking & Info]". www.visitutah.com. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
- ^ "Watershed 101". Central Wasatch Commission. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
- ^ "Brighton, Alta breach 600 inches of snow — and there's another powder day coming". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2025-10-05.