Buffalo Peak Viewpoint via Buffalo Peak Trail
2 mi · ▲ 458 ft · 54 min
Buffalo Peak Viewpoint via Buffalo Peak Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Canyon Glen, UT. The route reaches Buffalo Peak Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 458 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Buffalo Peak Viewpoint via Buffalo Peak Trail
2 mi · ▲ 458 ft · 54 min
Elevation 7,397–7,815 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: National Guard Dispersed Camp Road · 40.29211, -111.60534
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 73°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start on National Guard Dispersed Camp Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Buffalo Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Buffalo Peak Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Trail is Fenced-Off, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto National Guard Dispersed Camp Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 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 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.
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