Utah · Hiking

Bowington Arch Trail

Bowington Arch TrailPhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
1.1 mi
round trip
252 ft
climb
5,391 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Apr–May, Sep–Oct
best months

Bowington Arch Trail is an easy hike on Bureau of Land Management National Public Lands in southern Utah, about 1 mile from the town of Escalante. The trail is an out-and-back, roughly 2 miles long, with a one-way climb of about 250 feet from a low point of about 5,140 feet to a high of about 5,390 feet. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the nearby Escalante weather station show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 68°F, while July averages about 92°F and January highs sit near 43°F. The Escalante River Trail lies about a mile away, and the Phipps Arch Trail is about 1.3 miles off. The Escalante River, a canoeing route, is about 3.6 miles away, and Deer Creek Campground is about 6.4 miles away.

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  • Best time to go · Apr–May, Sep–Oct

    Best time to visit Bowington Arch Trail

    Best months: April–May and September–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.

    1. Jan

      43° / 19°

      4 wet

    2. Feb

      48° / 23°

      5 wet

    3. Mar

      58° / 29°

      4 wet

    4. Apr

      66° / 35°

      4 wet

    5. May

      76° / 42°

      4 wet

    6. Jun

      87° / 50°

      3 wet

    7. Jul

      92° / 57°

      7 wet

    8. Aug

      89° / 56°

      9 wet

    9. Sep

      81° / 47°

      6 wet

    10. Oct

      68° / 37°

      4 wet

    11. Nov

      54° / 26°

      3 wet

    12. Dec

      43° / 19°

      4 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Escalante, UT, 11.7 mi away at 5,810 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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