Gorilla Pass–Blackjack Road, 4 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. The route reaches Gorilla Pass at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 2,375 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,583 – 10,847 ft · steepest grade: 34%5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Blackjack Return 40.58331, -111.64767
Nearest town Alta, UT
Directions
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Gorilla Pass–Blackjack Road, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 2,375 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Elevation 8,583–10,848 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Blackjack Return · 40.58331, -111.64767
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 68°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Black Jack Lodge (Up) stop 393 m from the trailhead
- Start on Blackjack Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Peruvian Gulch Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Peruvian Gulch Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Peruvian Gulch Road, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Cirque Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Regulator Johnson Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cirque Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Peruvian Gulch Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Gorilla Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cirque Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Regulator Johnson Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cirque Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Peruvian Gulch Road, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Peruvian Gulch Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Peruvian Gulch Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blackjack Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
59% dirt41% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 68°F48°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity34%
Rained 0.9″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
68°47°
Sun
63°48°
55%
Mon
54°44°
62%
Tue
66°43°
Wed
73°52°
Thu
71°51°
28%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Black Jack Lodge (Up) stop 393 m from the trailhead
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