Cuberant Lake Explained

Cuberant Lake
Other Name:Cuberant Lake #1
Location:Summit County, Utah
Group:x
Coordinates:40.7393°N -110.9145°W
Type:lake
Pushpin Map:Utah
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of the lake in Utah.

Cuberant Lake (or Cuberant Lake #1) is a lake in the Uinta Mountains in Summit County, Utah, United States. It is also within the Kamas Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest and about 3500feet northwest of Mount Marsell (elevation: 11340feet).[1] The lake has an elevation of 10426feet.

Cuberant is a word derived from the Ute language meaning "long".[2] The (main) lake is substantially larger than the other six lakes in the Cuberant Lakes Basin (the other six are unnamed and are simply referred to as "Cuberant Lake #2", "Cuberrant Lake #3", etc.)[3] The Cuberant Lakes Basin drains by way of fairly short stream (about 4500feet) that flows west-southwest, while descending nearly 1000feet, and empties into the Weber River. As the basin is surrounded by steep inclines and declines, the only reasonable access to the lake and the basin is by way of a trail (#080) the branches off the Lofty Lake Trail and circles around the west side of Mount Marsell. (The Lofty Lake Trail [#158] begins at the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway [SR-150] and heads northwest through Reid's Meadow before the two trails split.)[1]

Notes and References

  1. Cuberant Lake, Summit County, UT, United States. Trimble Navigation, Ltd.. 28 Mar 2016.
  2. Book: Cott, John W. Van. Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names : a Compilation. 1990. University of Utah Press. Salt Lake City. 978-0-87480-345-7. 98.
  3. Book: Hiking Utah's High Uintas. Probst. Jeffery. Probst. Brad. Falcon Guide. Guilford, Connecticut. 2006. 28 Mar 2016. 978-0-7627-3911-0.