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Butterfly, Lava Flow Overlook, West Canyon Road and Petrified Dunes Loop route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
Utah

Butterfly, Lava Flow Overlook, West Canyon Road and Petrified Dunes Loop

Ivins, Utah

2.8 mi

Distance

456 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 8m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Butterfly, Lava Flow Overlook, West Canyon Road and Petrified Dunes Loop unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,030 ft
Max:1,114 ft
Gain:139 ft
Loss:139 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,030 ft and 1,114 ft across 2.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,030 ft1,058 ft1,086 ft1,114 ft0.0 mi0.7 mi1.4 mi2.1 mi2.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,106 ft
High point0.5 mi1,114 ft
End2.8 mi1,106 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Ivins, UT · about 2 mi away
County:
Washington County, UT

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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