Mount Millicent–Catherine Pass, 9 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back near Albion Alps, UT. The route passes Pole Line Pass, Sunset Pass and Catherine Pass before reaching Mount Millicent at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 3,869 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi8,875 – 10,640 ft · steepest grade: 34%12.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pole Line Pass East Road 40.53138, -111.57072
Nearest town Albion Alps, UT
Directions
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Mount Millicent–Catherine Pass, 9 sights
11.8 mi · ▲ 3,869 ft · 5 hr 52 min
Elevation 8,874–10,640 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pole Line Pass East Road · 40.53138, -111.57072
Weather Sep 6: Heavy drizzle, high 65°F / low 47° · precip 13% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pole Line Pass East Road, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Pole Line Pass.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Ant Knolls Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 2.6 miPass Sunset Pass.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Peak Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sunset Peak Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Catherine Pass.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mount Wolverine Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mount Millicent Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Mount Millicent, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mount Wolverine Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sunset Peak Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sunset Peak Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 2.7 miContinue straight onto Ant Knolls Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Pole Line Pass East Road, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 65°F47°
Precip13%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity25%
Rained 0.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Mon
59°44°
63%
Tue
65°44°
Wed
69°47°
Thu
69°47°
Fri
71°52°
16%
Sat
54°37°
20%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~186 min). Leave by 4:28 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Pole Line Pass East Road Trailhead
- Pot Hollow Trail & Ridge Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 600 ft
- Forest Lake & Ridge Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 870 ft
- Pole Line Pass–Ant Knolls Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 552 ft
- Kiln Trail & Ridge Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,833 ft
- Middle Mountain–Pot Hollow, 5 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 2,441 ft
- Rock Spring–Forest Lake, 7 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 2,423 ft
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