Buffalo Peak–Peak 6233 ft, 10 sights
10.1 mi · ▲ 3,748 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Buffalo Peak–Peak 6233 ft, 10 sights is a 10.1-mile out-and-back near Springdell, UT. The route passes KhPeak Overlook, Peak 6233 ft and Khyv Peak Overlook Back Viewpoint before reaching Buffalo Peak at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 3,748 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Buffalo Peak–Peak 6233 ft, 10 sights
10.1 mi · ▲ 3,748 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 5,475–8,007 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.30145, -111.62568
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 77°F / low 62° · precip 15% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass KhPeak Overlook.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Khyv Peak Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Peak 6233 ft.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Smith Ditch, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Luna's Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Ghost Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Lacey's Loops Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pole Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hope Campground Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miPass Khyv Peak Overlook Back Viewpoint.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Peak Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Buffalo Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Upper Pole Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pole Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Lacey's Loops Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ghost Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Luna's Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Smith Ditch, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Khyv Peak Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:21 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Khyv Peak Ridge Trail–Little Rock Trail, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 1,258 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail–Khyv Peak Ridge Trail, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 1,454 ft
- Peak 6233 ft–KhPeak Overlook, 8 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,297 ft
- Little Rock Peak–KhPeak Overlook, 5 sights 4 mi · ▲ 1,789 ft
- Peak 6233 ft–KhPeak Overlook, 9 sights 8.9 mi · ▲ 3,156 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Viewpoint–KhPeak Overlook, 9 sights 13.2 mi · ▲ 5,240 ft
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