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Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point

1.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 38 min

Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point is a 1.8-mile out-and-back near Lake Point, UT. The route reaches Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,262 – 4,344 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.68658, -112.25057
Nearest town Lake Point, UT
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Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point

1.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 38 min

Elevation 4,261–4,344 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.68658, -112.25057

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 88°F / low 72° · precip 0% · wind 23 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  12. 200 ftReach Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  23. 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/sheep-rock-trailhead-access-sunset-point-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

80% gravel20% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F72°
Feels like83°Precip0%Wind23 mphUV7Humidity15%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat 88°72°
Sun 82°65° 26%
Mon 72°62° 46%
Tue 72°56°
Wed 77°62°
Thu 75°65° 22%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:26 PM.

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