Red Stack–Twin Peaks (east), 3 summits is a 10.7-mile out-and-back near Albion Alps, UT. The route passes Twin Peaks (east) before reaching Red Stack at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 4,311 ft, with sections as steep as 53% grade. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,881 – 11,461 ft · steepest grade: 53%11.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pittsburg Lake Trailhead 40.54897, -111.59890
Nearest town Albion Alps, UT
Directions
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Red Stack–Twin Peaks (east), 3 summits
10.7 mi · ▲ 4,311 ft · 5 hr 43 min
Elevation 7,881–11,460 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pittsburg Lake Trailhead · 40.54897, -111.59890
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pittsburg Lake Trailhead Road, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Mineral Basin Road, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miSharp left onto Powder Paradise Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Wildflower Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sunday Saddle Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Twin Peaks Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Twin Peaks (east).
- 0.7 miReach Red Stack, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Sunday Saddle Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wildflower Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Powder Paradise Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Mineral Basin Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Pittsburg Lake Trailhead Road, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
46% dirt54% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:55 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~188 min). Leave by 4:27 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Pittsburg Lake Trailhead Trailhead
- Pittsburg Lake & Pittsburg Lake Trail 3 mi · ▲ 1,588 ft
- Mineral Basin Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 366 ft
- Dutchman Road & Miller Hill Road via Mary Ellen Gulch Road 4 mi · ▲ 464 ft
- Mineral Basin Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,459 ft
- Mineral Basin Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,632 ft
- Mary Ellen Gulch Road 5.8 mi · ▲ 2,172 ft
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