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KhPeak Overlook–Khyv Peak Ridge Trail, 3 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 1,445 ft · 1 hr 45 min

KhPeak Overlook–Khyv Peak Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Edgemont, UT. The route reaches KhPeak Overlook at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 1,445 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,364 – 6,687 ft · steepest grade: 37%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.29843, -111.63887
Nearest town Edgemont, UT
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KhPeak Overlook–Khyv Peak Ridge Trail, 3 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 1,445 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 5,365–6,688 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.29843, -111.63887

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Little Rock Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left onto Little Rock Connector, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 350 ftBear left onto Upper Shoreline Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Khyv Peak Ridge Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miReach KhPeak Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Upper Shoreline Road, heading N.
  12. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 350 ftBear left onto Little Rock Connector, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miSharp right onto Little Rock Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 200 ftArrive 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/khpeak-overlook-khyv-peak-ridge-trail-out-back-3-sights-5-km

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F65°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 84°64°
Sun 77°58° 55%
Mon 71°55° 55%
Tue 77°54°
Wed 85°59°
Thu 86°62° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.

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