Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area
Living Room–Mount Wire West Viewpoint, 5 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 1,559 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Living Room–Mount Wire West Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area near University Village, UT. The route passes o and Living Room before reaching Mount Wire West Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 1,559 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Living Room–Mount Wire West Viewpoint, 5 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 1,559 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 5,028–6,598 ft
Out & Back · Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.76359, -111.82350
Weather Sep 6: Clear, high 87°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Natural History Museum stop 134 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass o.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Museum Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail East, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Quarry Loop Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Georges Hollow Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Living Room.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Red Butte Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Mount Wire West Viewpoint.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach Living Room, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Georges Hollow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Quarry Loop Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail East, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Museum Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Natural History Museum stop 134 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- o & Museum Trail Loop 0.9 mi · ▲ 321 ft
- Quarry Viewpoint–o Loop, 3 sights 1 mi · ▲ 540 ft
- Skyline Trail East Viewpoint–o Loop, 4 sights 1.7 mi · ▲ 709 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section 3.3 mi · ▲ 509 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section 3.3 mi · ▲ 509 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section 3.7 mi · ▲ 618 ft
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