Kennecott Tailings Pond Number Two
13.9 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 4 hr 46 min
Kennecott Tailings Pond Number Two is a 13.9-mile out-and-back near Garfield Junction, UT. The route reaches Kennecott Tailings Pond Number Two. It climbs 253 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Kennecott Tailings Pond Number Two
13.9 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 4 hr 46 min
Elevation 4,213–4,407 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.74000, -112.17863
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 91°F / low 74° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 3.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Kennecott Tailings Pond Number Two.
- 2.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Kennecott Tailings Pond Number Two, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 2.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 3.2 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:26 PM.
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