Y Mountain West Peak–Y Mountain Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Pleasant View, UT. The route passes Y Mountain West Peak before reaching Y Mountain Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 4,367 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi5,109 – 8,527 ft · steepest grade: 30%10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.26327, -111.63185
Nearest town Pleasant View, UT
Directions
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Y Mountain West Peak–Y Mountain Viewpoint, 4 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 4,367 ft · 5 hr 19 min
Elevation 5,109–8,527 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.26327, -111.63185
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 85°F / low 68° · precip 15% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto First Right Fork, heading E.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Slide Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Y Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miPass Y Mountain Viewpoint.
- 0.1 miReach Y Mountain West Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Slide Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto First Right Fork, heading SE.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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
93% dirt4% gravel3% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 85°F68°
Precip15%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity18%
Rained 0.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Mon
77°62°
37%
Tue
83°58°
Wed
87°59°
Thu
87°59°
Fri
87°66°
Sat
72°57°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:21 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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