Twin Peaks (east)–Silver Lake Flat, 6 sights is a 15.2-mile out-and-back near Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT. The route passes Silver Lake Flat and Twin Peaks (east). It climbs 6,608 ft, with sections as steep as 44% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Twin Peaks (east)–Silver Lake Flat, 6 sights
15.2 mi · ▲ 6,608 ft · 8 hr 22 min
Elevation 7,537–11,404 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Silver Lake Flat Road · 40.50675, -111.65625
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Silver Lake Flat Road, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Silver Lake Flat.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left onto Milk Maid Road, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Major Evans Road, heading N.
- 4.9 miPass Twin Peaks (east).
- 100 ftBear right onto Twin Peaks Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Sunday Saddle Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wildflower Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mineral Basin Road, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left onto Peruvian Tunnel, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Peruvian Gulch Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Twin Peaks (east), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Peruvian Gulch Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Peruvian Tunnel, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mineral Basin Road, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Wildflower Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sunday Saddle Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Twin Peaks Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Major Evans Road, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 3.6 miContinue straight onto Milk Maid Road, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto Silver Lake Flat Road, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 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 5.0 mi in (~225 min). Leave by 3:47 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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