Red Pine Lake

Red Pine Lake
Red Pine Lake in 2012
Coordinates	40°32′35″N111°41′35″W / 40.543°N 111.693°W / 40.543; -111.693
Type	Reservoir
Basin  countries	United States
Built	1920
Surface elevation	9,600 feet (2,900 m)
Islands	None
Location

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

1. "Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | Red Pine Trail #003 | Forest Service". www.fs.usda.gov. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
2. "Red Pine Lake Hiking Trail [Backpacking & Info]". www.visitutah.com. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
3. "Red Pine Lake Hiking Trail [Backpacking & Info]". www.visitutah.com. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
4. "Watershed 101". Central Wasatch Commission. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
5. "Brighton, Alta breach 600 inches of snow — and there's another powder day coming". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2025-10-05.