Lewis Peak
6.3 mi · ▲ 1,459 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Lewis Peak is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Wanship, UT. The route reaches Lewis Peak at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,459 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lewis Peak
6.3 mi · ▲ 1,459 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Elevation 8,202–9,309 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.86880, -111.48347
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 70°F / low 50° · precip 1% · wind 21 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Lewis Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 2.2 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 7:35 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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