West Mountain–Copper Mine Overlook, 4 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Hi Country Estates, UT. The route passes Copper Mine Overlook before reaching West Mountain at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 2,475 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,506 – 9,010 ft · steepest grade: 35%8.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.48614, -112.15111
Nearest town Hi Country Estates, UT
Directions
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West Mountain–Copper Mine Overlook, 4 sights
7.6 mi · ▲ 2,475 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Elevation 6,507–9,010 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.48614, -112.15111
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old Tooele Fork Road, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Copper Mine Overlook Road, heading N.
- 1.9 miPass Copper Mine Overlook.
- 450 ftReach West Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Old Tooele Fork Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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
52% gravel40% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 77°F59°
Precip0%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat
77°56°
Sun
70°53°
35%
Mon
63°50°
54%
Tue
73°49°
Wed
80°57°
Thu
75°56°
25%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~120 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bear Fork Trail–City Canyon Road, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 1,043 ft
- Old Tooele Fork Trail via Old Tooele Fork Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 1,239 ft
- Lookout–Bear Fork Trail, 8 sights 7 mi · ▲ 2,132 ft
- Bear Fork Trail–Bitchin' Breccie Trail, 7 sights 8.7 mi · ▲ 2,840 ft
- Rose Canyon Spring–Bear Fork Trail, 8 sights 11.8 mi · ▲ 3,045 ft
- Apex Trail–Bear Fork Trail, 12 sights 13 mi · ▲ 3,519 ft
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