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Mouse Rock–Y Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Ironton, UT. The route passes Mouse Rock, Slide Canyon Viewpoint and Y Viewpoint. It climbs 4,221 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,820 – 8,668 ft · steepest grade: 27%10.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Slide Canyon Trail 40.24216, -111.57820
Nearest town Ironton, UT

Directions

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Mouse Rock–Y Viewpoint, 5 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 4,221 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Elevation 4,821–8,669 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Slide Canyon Trail · 40.24216, -111.57820

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 69°F / low 51° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Slide Canyon Trail, heading S.
  2. 2.9 miPass Mouse Rock.
  3. 50 ftPass Slide Canyon Viewpoint.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Y Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miPass Y Viewpoint.
  6. 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  12. 500 ftSharp right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftReach Mouse Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  17. 500 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  20. 0.5 miSharp right onto Y Trail, heading N.
  21. 1 miSharp right onto Slide Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  22. 3.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

78% dirt21% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 69°F51°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity26%
Rained 0.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 69°51°
Sun 66°47° 54%
Mon 59°44° 54%
Tue 67°43°
Wed 74°49°
Thu 75°51° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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