Gorilla Pass–Alta Dry Fork Road, 4 sights is a 10.6-mile out-and-back near Albion Alps, UT. The route reaches Gorilla Pass at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 3,191 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,651 – 10,742 ft · steepest grade: 37%11.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.53326, -111.59418
Nearest town Albion Alps, UT
Directions
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Gorilla Pass–Alta Dry Fork Road, 4 sights
10.6 mi · ▲ 3,191 ft · 5 hr 8 min
Elevation 7,653–10,743 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.53326, -111.59418
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 71°F / low 52° · precip 17% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Mineral Basin Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Alta Dry Fork Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mineral Basin Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Alta Dry Fork Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mineral Basin Road, heading N.
- 2.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 miSharp left onto Powder Paradise Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Wildflower Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Mineral Basin Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Gorilla Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Wildflower Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Powder Paradise Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Mineral Basin Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Alta Dry Fork Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mineral Basin Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Alta Dry Fork Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mineral Basin Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
22% dirt78% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 71°F52°
Precip17%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.4″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Mon
64°48°
66%
Tue
72°45°
Wed
75°48°
Thu
76°48°
Fri
77°52°
15%
Sat
62°41°
18%
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- Alta Dry Fork Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 259 ft
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