Rock Canyon Overlook via Buffalo Peak Trail
1.8 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 50 min
Rock Canyon Overlook via Buffalo Peak Trail is a 1.8-mile out-and-back near Canyon Glen, UT. The route reaches Rock Canyon Overlook at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 451 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rock Canyon Overlook via Buffalo Peak Trail
1.8 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 50 min
Elevation 7,547–7,816 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.28508, -111.60352
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 73°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Buffalo Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Rock Canyon Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 300 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 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Buffalo Peak & Buffalo Peak Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 651 ft
- Khyv Peak Overlook Back Viewpoint–Buffalo Peak Trail, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 980 ft
- Kyhv Peak–Peak 6233 ft, 13 sights 15.6 mi · ▲ 5,924 ft
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