Jacks Peak–Jack's Mailbox, 4 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 4,596 ft · 4 hr 46 min
Jacks Peak–Jack's Mailbox, 4 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near East Millcreek, UT. The route passes Jacks Peak and Jack's Mailbox. It climbs 4,596 ft, with sections as steep as 59% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jacks Peak–Jack's Mailbox, 4 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 4,596 ft · 4 hr 46 min
Elevation 5,109–7,287 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Benchmark Primitive Trail · 40.71997, -111.80493
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 86°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Foothill Drive @ 2278 South stop 623 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Benchmark Primitive Trail, heading E.
- 2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Jacks Peak.
- 50 ftPass Jack's Mailbox.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Jack's Peak Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Jacks Peak Section, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach Jacks Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Jack's Peak Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Benchmark Primitive Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Foothill Drive @ 2278 South stop 623 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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