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Red Butte and Mount Wire route map
Difficulty: DifficultLoop
Utah

Red Butte and Mount Wire

Salt Lake City, Utah

3.8 mi

Distance

2,162 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 3m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Red Butte and Mount Wire is a loop trail in Salt Lake County, Utah. It is 3.8 miles long and gains 2,162 feet. It is in or next to Salt Lake City, Utah.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,529 ft
Max:2,171 ft
Gain:659 ft
Loss:659 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,529 ft and 2,171 ft across 4.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,529 ft1,743 ft1,957 ft2,171 ft0.0 mi1.0 mi2.1 mi3.1 mi4.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,529 ft
High point2.2 mi2,171 ft
End4.2 mi1,529 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Salt Lake City, UT · in or next to town
County:
Salt Lake County, UT

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

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