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Hidden Peak–Peruvian Gulch Viewpoint, 7 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 3,313 ft · 3 hr 55 min

Hidden Peak–Peruvian Gulch Viewpoint, 7 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. The route passes Hidden Peak before reaching Peruvian Gulch Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 3,313 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,638 – 10,959 ft · steepest grade: 27%8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: White Pine Trail 40.57465, -111.68073
Nearest town Alta, UT
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Hidden Peak–Peruvian Gulch Viewpoint, 7 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 3,313 ft · 3 hr 55 min

Elevation 7,637–10,959 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: White Pine Trail · 40.57465, -111.68073

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 71°F / low 51° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Dean's Delight, heading E.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Baby Thunder Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dean's Delight, heading E.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Gad Valley Road, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Baby Thunder Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gad Valley Road, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right onto Mid-Way Trail, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Gad Valley Road, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Gad Valley Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.7 miBear right onto Big Mountain Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Gad Valley Road, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miBear right onto Regulator Johnson Trail, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftBear right onto Big Mountain Trail, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Regulator Johnson Trail, heading S.
  17. 450 ftTurn right onto Big Mountain Trail, heading S.
  18. 50 ftSharp left onto Regulator Johnson Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miBear right onto Big Mountain Trail, heading S.
  20. 100 ftBear left onto Regulator Johnson Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Regulator Johnson Trail, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Regulator Johnson Trail, heading S.
  25. 150 ftSharp right onto Cirque Trail, heading S.
  26. 250 ftContinue straight onto Peruvian Gulch Road, heading S.
  27. 250 ftPass Peruvian Gulch Viewpoint.
  28. 450 ftReach Hidden Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cirque Trail, heading N.
  30. 250 ftSharp left onto Regulator Johnson Trail, heading NE.
  31. 200 ftContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading N.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Regulator Johnson Trail, heading N.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading N.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Regulator Johnson Trail, heading NE.
  35. 0.4 miBear right onto Big Mountain Trail, heading N.
  36. 100 ftBear left onto Regulator Johnson Trail, heading NW.
  37. 0.1 miSharp right onto Big Mountain Trail, heading W.
  38. 50 ftTurn left onto Regulator Johnson Trail, heading W.
  39. 450 ftTurn right onto Big Mountain Trail, heading S.
  40. 50 ftBear left onto Regulator Johnson Trail, heading S.
  41. 150 ftBear left onto Gad Valley Road, heading S.
  42. 0.4 miBear left onto Big Mountain Trail, heading N.
  43. 50 ftBear left onto Gad Valley Road, heading N.
  44. 0.7 miBear right onto Big Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  45. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gad Valley Road, heading NW.
  46. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mid-Way Trail, heading NE.
  47. 50 ftSharp left onto Gad Valley Road, heading NE.
  48. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Baby Thunder Trail, heading E.
  49. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gad Valley Road, heading E.
  50. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Dean's Delight, heading S.
  51. 200 ftContinue straight onto Baby Thunder Trail, heading S.
  52. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dean's Delight, heading S.
  53. 50 ftTurn right onto White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail, heading W.
  54. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hidden-peak-peruvian-gulch-viewpoint-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 71°F51°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 71°52° 17%
Mon 61°47° 60%
Tue 69°48°
Wed 73°50°
Thu 73°50°
Fri 75°55° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~145 min). Leave by 5:09 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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