Copper Mine Overlook–Copper Mine Overlook Road, 3 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Snyder, UT. The route reaches Copper Mine Overlook at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 1,985 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,002 – 9,010 ft · steepest grade: 35%6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.48682, -112.16651
Nearest town Snyder, UT
Directions
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Copper Mine Overlook–Copper Mine Overlook Road, 3 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,985 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 7,001–9,010 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.48682, -112.16651
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 76°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Old Tooele Fork Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Copper Mine Overlook Road, heading N.
- 1.9 miReach Copper Mine Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Old Tooele Fork Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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
67% gravel22% dirt11% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 76°F55°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity24%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 7:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sun
69°50°
31%
Mon
62°49°
44%
Tue
72°49°
Wed
79°58°
Thu
74°62°
21%
Fri
78°60°
21%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
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