South West Mountain Road
5.1 mi · ▲ 2,107 ft · 2 hr 45 min
South West Mountain Road is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near West Mountain, UT. It climbs 2,107 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,534 – 6,510 ft · steepest grade: 27%6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13298, -111.80578
Nearest town West Mountain, UT
Directions
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South West Mountain Road
5.1 mi · ▲ 2,107 ft · 2 hr 45 min
Elevation 4,534–6,511 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.13298, -111.80578
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto South West Mountain Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 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
15% dirt85% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:56 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 4 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- South West Mountain Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 672 ft
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