Powerhouse Mountain Road–Powerhouse Ridge, 3 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 2,605 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Powerhouse Mountain Road–Powerhouse Ridge, 3 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Mapleton, UT. It climbs 2,605 ft, with sections as steep as 58% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Powerhouse Mountain Road–Powerhouse Ridge, 3 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 2,605 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Elevation 5,354–7,656 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.18951, -111.54447
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 76°F / low 60° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Spring Canyon Corral Spur Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Powerhouse Mountain Road, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Powerhouse Ridge, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Spring Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 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 1.4 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Powerhouse Mountain Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,145 ft
- Powerhouse Mountain Road & Spring Canyon Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,432 ft
- Spring Canyon Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 2,227 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail 15 mi · ▲ 3,852 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail 15 mi · ▲ 3,913 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail 15.3 mi · ▲ 4,014 ft
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