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BLM - Salt Lake Field Office

Rio Tinto Observation Point via Bolt Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 382 ft · 49 min

Rio Tinto Observation Point via Bolt Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in BLM - Salt Lake Field Office near Snyder, UT. The route reaches Rio Tinto Observation Point at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 382 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,466 – 5,847 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.51352, -112.09717
Nearest town Snyder, UT
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Rio Tinto Observation Point via Bolt Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 382 ft · 49 min

Elevation 5,465–5,846 ft

Out & Back · BLM - Salt Lake Field Office

Trailhead: 40.51352, -112.09717

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Bingham (BST) Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Galena Gulch Trail, heading S.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bingham (BST) Trail, heading NW.
  5. 200 ftBear left onto Galena Gulch Trail, heading SW.
  6. 450 ftTurn left onto Millie Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Copper Rise Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miBear left onto Bolt Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Copper Rise Trail, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftContinue straight onto Goat Nose Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miReach Rio Tinto Observation Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Copper Rise Trail, heading NW.
  13. 350 ftBear right onto Bolt Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miBear right onto Copper Rise Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right onto Millie Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Galena Gulch Trail, heading W.
  17. 450 ftBear right onto Bingham (BST) Trail, heading NE.
  18. 200 ftContinue straight onto Galena Gulch Trail, heading N.
  19. 150 ftTurn right onto Bingham (BST) Trail, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rio-tinto-observation-point-out-back-3-km-cc37

Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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