Y Mountain–Mouse Rock, 6 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Pleasant View, UT. The route passes Y Viewpoint, Mouse Rock and Slide Canyon Viewpoint before reaching Y Mountain at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 3,382 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,204 – 8,580 ft · steepest grade: 30%6.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Y Mountain Trailhead 40.24481, -111.62716
Nearest town Pleasant View, UT
Directions
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Y Mountain–Mouse Rock, 6 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 3,382 ft · 3 hr 47 min
Elevation 5,203–8,579 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Y Mountain Trailhead · 40.24481, -111.62716
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Y Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miPass Y Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Slide Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Mouse Rock.
- 50 ftPass Slide Canyon Viewpoint.
- 1 miBear left onto Y Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach Y Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Slide Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Y Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
67% dirt33% gravel
Weather
ClearTemperature 87°F67°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
87°66°
Sun
79°59°
53%
Mon
71°56°
53%
Tue
78°55°
Wed
86°60°
Thu
87°63°
21%
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.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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