Local favourite lake · Summit, Utah
Lightning Lake
Lightning Lake is a lake in Summit, Utah.
Lightning Lake: 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Lightning Lake
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
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 Lightning Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 40.73396, -110.75113. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Lightning Lake
- Ostler Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~3 km · Must-see
- Uintah Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~4 km · Must-see
- Yard Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~5 km · Must-see
- Dead Horse Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~6 km · Must-see
- Jordan Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~6 km · Must-see
- Dean Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~8 km · Must-see
- Mount Agassiz · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~8 km · Must-see
- Hayden Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~10 km · Must-see
- Mount Beulah · viewpoint · Summit · ~11 km · Must-see
- Explorer Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~11 km · Must-see
- Kletting Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~12 km · Must-see
- Kweeyahgut Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~12 km · Must-see
- Mirror Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~15 km · Must-see
- Wasatch Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~15 km · Must-see
- Mount Lovenia · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~15 km · Must-see
- Mount Marsell · viewpoint · Summit · ~17 km · Must-see
- Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~17 km · Must-see
- Cuberant Lake · lake · Summit · ~17 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lightning Lake
- Uintah Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~4 km · Must-see
- Jordan Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~6 km · Must-see
- Dean Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~8 km · Must-see
- Mirror Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~15 km · Must-see
- Cuberant Lake · lake · Summit · ~17 km · Must-see
- Upper Stillwater Reservoir · lake · Duchesne · ~23 km · Must-see
- Moon Lake Dam · lake · Duchesne · ~37 km · Must-see
- Cliff Lake · lake · Summit · ~37 km · Must-see
- Rockport Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~69 km · Must-see
- Jordanelle Dam · lake · Wasatch · ~73 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Lightning Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Lightning Lake yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Lightning Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Lightning Lake?
Nearby: Ostler Peak (viewpoint, 3 km), Uintah Lake (lake, 4 km), Yard Peak (viewpoint, 5 km), Dead Horse Peak (viewpoint, 6 km), Jordan Lake (lake, 6 km), Dean Lake (lake, 8 km).