Rocky Peak Campground
Campground
Campground · 1.6 mi from the trail
Utah · Hiking · Near Enoch
Big Hole Loop
- 3.4 mi
- distance
- 259 ft
- climb
- 6,129 ft
- high point
- Lollipop
- route
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
Big Hole Loop is a 3.4-mile loop hike in Utah, about 3.5 miles from the town of Iron Springs. The trail is rated easy, with a total elevation gain of 259 feet, and it runs on natural surface. The route is a loop, so you can start and end at the same point. The climb is gentle, with the low point at about 5,854 feet and the high at about 6,129 feet. Bikes are allowed, but horses are not. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Cedar City weather station show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 77°F, with July the warmest month at about 87°F. Several other trails sit close by. Earls Trail is about 0.2 miles away, and the Connector Trail is about 0.4 miles away. Rocky Peak Campground and the Three Peaks climbing area are both about 1.6 miles away.
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More in EnochLocal outfitters
- Indian Peaks RV Park & Campground13 mi away
- The Orchards at Kolob RV Resort21 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Earls TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Earl's TrailMountain biking0.3 mi
- Connector TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Sunnyside TrailMountain biking0.4 mi
- Rocky Peak CampgroundCamping1.6 mi
- Three PeaksRock climbing1.6 mi
- Chris Castle MountainRock climbing2 mi
- The MoundRock climbing9.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Three Peaks LoopHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: brsolutions, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Razorback TrailHiking · ~17 min drivePhoto: Alex Proimos from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Race Course LoopHiking · ~2 min drive
- Razorback Wash TrailHiking · ~19 min drivePhoto: Alex Proimos from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Twilight ZoneHiking · ~2 min drive
- Red Hollow TrailHiking · ~19 min drivePhoto: Alex Proimos from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Lightning Switch TrailHiking · ~18 min drive
- Earls TrailHiking · Next door
- East Bench TrailHiking · ~18 min drive
- Big Hole LoopHiking · Next door
Best time to visit Big Hole Loop
Best months: April–June and August–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
42° / 22°
6 wet
Feb
45° / 24°
6 wet
Mar
54° / 30°
6 wet
Apr
60° / 35°
6 wet
May
70° / 44°
5 wet
Jun
82° / 54°
3 wet
Jul
87° / 62°
6 wet
Aug
85° / 60°
6 wet
Sep
77° / 52°
4 wet
Oct
65° / 39°
5 wet
Nov
52° / 29°
5 wet
Dec
41° / 21°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cedar City, UT, 9.9 mi away at 6,090 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
