Upper Pole Couloir
2.6 mi · ▲ 3,187 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Upper Pole Couloir is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Canyon Glen, UT. It climbs 3,187 ft, with sections as steep as 73% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Upper Pole Couloir
2.6 mi · ▲ 3,187 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 7,553–10,644 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: NG Gravel Pit Road · 40.29217, -111.60423
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 73°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start on NG Gravel Pit Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Upper Pole Couloir, heading NE.
- 1.3 miReach Upper Pole Couloir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto NG Gravel Pit Road, heading SW.
- 200 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.
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