Cave Peak & Cave Peak Trail via Mueller Park Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,553 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Cave Peak & Cave Peak Trail via Mueller Park Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Mueller Park near High Pointe, UT. The route reaches Cave Peak at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 1,553 ft, with sections as steep as 42% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cave Peak & Cave Peak Trail via Mueller Park Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,553 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 5,230–6,803 ft
Out & Back · Mueller Park
Trailhead: Mueller Park · 40.86389, -111.83662
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 84°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mueller Park Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Cave Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Cave Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Mueller Park Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 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 1.9 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mueller Park Trailhead
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- Kenny Creek Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 919 ft
- Mueller Park Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 651 ft
- Kenny Creek Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,093 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Bountiful Section 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,000 ft
- Mueller Park Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,306 ft
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