Rock Canyon Overlook via Buffalo Peak Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 782 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Rock Canyon Overlook via Buffalo Peak Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Edgemont, UT. The route reaches Rock Canyon Overlook at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 782 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rock Canyon Overlook via Buffalo Peak Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 782 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 7,257–7,816 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.27810, -111.59670
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 74°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Buffalo Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Rock Canyon Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, 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 0.7 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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