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Utah · Hiking · Near Moab
Intrepid
Photo: BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 32 ft
- climb
- 5,937 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Intrepid is a short, easy out-and-back hike in Utah, about 12 miles from Moab. The route is 1.2 miles long, with a low point of 5,905 feet and a high of 5,937 feet, so the climb is a gentle 32-foot gain over the course of the trip. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 72°F and October highs around 65°F, while July averages about 91°F and winter brings highs near 37°F with a few snowy days each month. The East Rim Trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and the West Rim Trail and Big Horn Overlook Trail are each about 0.3 mile off. Climbers can find Bird's View Butte / Crow's Head Spires roughly 2 miles away.
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Attraction
On your way back · 9 mi
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More in MoabLocal outfitters
- Up The Creek Campground12 mi away
- Moab Rim Campark12 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Best time to visit Intrepid
Best months: April–June 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.
Jan
37° / 22°
4 wet · 4 snow
Feb
43° / 27°
4 wet · 3 snow
Mar
54° / 35°
5 wet · 2 snow
Apr
62° / 40°
5 wet · 1 snow
May
72° / 50°
5 wet
Jun
85° / 62°
3 wet
Jul
91° / 68°
6 wet
Aug
88° / 66°
7 wet
Sep
79° / 57°
6 wet
Oct
65° / 44°
5 wet
Nov
49° / 33°
4 wet · 2 snow
Dec
37° / 23°
4 wet · 4 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Canyonlands-The Neck, UT, 5 mi away at 5,871 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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