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Sunset Peak via Brighton Lakes Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back

Sunset Peak via Brighton Lakes Trail

Salt Lake City, Utah

5.9 mi

Distance

2,149 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 57m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Sunset Peak via Brighton Lakes Trail 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.

United States Forest Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,676 ft
Max:3,234 ft
Gain:655 ft
Loss:655 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,676 ft and 3,234 ft across 5.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,676 ft2,862 ft3,048 ft3,234 ft0.0 mi1.5 mi3.0 mi4.4 mi5.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,676 ft
High point3.0 mi3,234 ft
End5.9 mi2,676 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by United States Forest Service

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Managing agency

Where it is

Nearest town:
Brighton, UT · in or next to town
County:
Salt Lake County, UT
Jurisdiction:
Wasatch National Forest · United States Forest Service

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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