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Unit research · Utah · Unit 616

Nebo — Utah

49% public hunting land across 942,545 ac. Road access is easy — only 14% of the public land is more than a mile from a road. Almost none of the public land is landlocked.

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4,530–11,840 ft

elevation range

49%

public hunting land

14%

of public >1 mi from a road

3,508 ac

landlocked public

1.72

road miles per mi²

659 mi

trails on public land

Computed from primary government data by the AGPL pipeline. See the code →

Tags & season

Draw hunts on this ground.

14 limited-entry bighorn sheep, black bear, deer, elk and mountain goat hunts are drawn on Unit 616: apply in the Utah draw, by the agency's deadline below.

Bighorn sheep tag · 1 draw hunt (2026)$574.00 resident · $4,009.00 nonresident
Black bear tag · 4 draw huntsprice not published
Deer tag · 5 draw hunts (2026)$56.00 resident · $620.00 nonresident
Elk tag · 2 draw hunts (2026)$66.00 resident · $870.00 nonresident
Mountain goat tag · 2 draw hunts (2026)$464.00 resident · $3,509.00 nonresident
Plus: Utah 365-day hunting license$40.00 resident · $144.00 nonresident

Season dates: see Utah Division of Wildlife Resources's regulations

2026 Utah Big Game Application Guidebook (fees, dates, permit table) ↗

Fees and draw dates from Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, 2026, verified 2026-08-12 — past its verify-by date, confirm with the agency. Tag type from the agency's published draw statistics: a unit that appears in none of them has no limited-entry hunt we know of. Source: 2026 Utah Big Game Application Guidebook (fees, dates, permit table) · Utah Admin. Code R657-62-8 — bonus points, 50% reservation · UDWR licenses.

Land & access

■ BLM 20%■ Forest Service 20%■ State trust 4%■ Other hunting land 4%□ Private 51%
Unit area942,545 ac
Public hunting land462,827 ac (49%)
Parks & other public507 ac · City
Landlocked public3,508 ac (0.8%)
Motorized routes (MVUM + roads)2,530 mi
Mapped trails on public land659 mi

Backcountry

Public land >1 mi from a road64,554 ac (14% of public)
Road density1.72 mi/mi²
Managed byBLM 192k ac · Forest Service 190k ac · State trust 41k ac
Elevation4,530–11,840 ft
Median elevation6,140 ft
Median slope9°

Where the ground sits

4,530 ft11,840 ft

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Slope mix

Which way the slopes face

N 21%
E 29%
S 22%
W 28%

Share of ground steeper than 5° — flat ground has no facing

North slopes hold shade, cover and snow; south slopes open first.

USGS 3DEP 1 arc-second (30 m), slope at native resolution in a local metric projection, sampled on a 200 m grid. See the code →

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Season conditions — measured, not vibes

Historical temperatures · 2000–2025

Monthly normal highs and lows, °F38° high25° lowJFMAMJJASOND

Normals for 2000–2025 — tap or hover for a month

Measured at SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 140 km from the unit’s center and ~1,900 ft below its median elevation — expect the unit to run colder. NOAA ISD-Lite hourly observations.

How these numbers are made

public_land_pct = public_area / unit_area
landlocked = public ∖ reachable(roads, corners)
remote = public ∖ buffer(roads, 1 mi)

Computed, not curated: no paid research team, no opinions dressed as data. If a number looks wrong, tell us at support@openhuntmaps.com — the fix ships for everyone.

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