Cataract Gorge

Cataract Gorge: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Cataract Gorge

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Cataract Gorge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.61717, -110.88878. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cataract Gorge

• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~12 km · Must-see
• Reids Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~13 km · Must-see
• Notch Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Agassiz · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Watson · viewpoint · Summit · ~15 km · Must-see
• Jordan Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~16 km · Must-see
• Dean Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Marsell · viewpoint · Summit · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hayden Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~17 km · Must-see
• Cuberant Lake · lake · Summit · ~17 km · Must-see
• Uintah Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~18 km · Must-see
• Kletting Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~21 km · Must-see
• Upper Stillwater Reservoir · lake · Duchesne · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ostler Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~22 km · Must-see
• Yard Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~26 km · Must-see
• Dead Horse Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pine Valley · viewpoint · Wasatch · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cataract Gorge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Cataract Gorge

• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~11 km · Must-see
• Reids Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~13 km · Must-see
• Notch Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Agassiz · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Watson · viewpoint · Summit · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Marsell · viewpoint · Summit · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hayden Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~17 km · Must-see
• Kletting Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ostler Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~22 km · Must-see
• Yard Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~26 km · Must-see

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