Flagstaff Mountain–Chad's Gap, 3 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. The route passes Chad's Gap before reaching Flagstaff Mountain at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 2,482 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Flagstaff Mountain–Chad's Gap, 3 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 2,482 ft · 3 hr 16 min
Elevation 8,623–10,530 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Upper Albion Meadows Trail · 40.59041, -111.62784
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 66°F / low 49° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Albion Base stop 129 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Peruvian Acre Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Albion Parking Lot Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Michigan City Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Chad's Gap.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Flagstaff Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miReach Flagstaff Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Michigan City Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Albion Parking Lot Road, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading S.
- 450 ftArrive 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 3.1 mi in (~135 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Albion Base stop 129 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Chad's Gap–Twin Lakes Reservoir, 4 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 2,155 ft
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- Cardiff Pass–Cardiff Pass Trail, 3 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 3,288 ft
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