Rock Canyon
Campground
Campground · 0.9 mi from the trail
Utah · Hiking · Near Heber
Kyhv Peak Trail
- 2.0 mi
- round trip
- 1,740 ft
- climb
- 7,865 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Kyhv Peak Trail open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Kyhv Peak Trail is a 2-mile hike in the Pleasant Grove Ranger District of Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. The route is an out-and-back with a one-way climb of about 1,740 feet, carrying you from a low point of 6,110 feet to a high of 7,865 feet over roughly 4 miles. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical July averages from the nearby Sundance weather station run around 81°F for highs and 58°F for lows, and the station sits well below the trail, so temperatures up high run cooler. Winter is cold, with typical January highs near 32°F. Rock Canyon starts about 0.1 mile away, and the Threshold climbing area is 0.2 mile off. Buffalo Peak Trail is 0.9 mile away, and Hope campground is 2.6 miles away.
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More in HeberLocal outfitters
- Rocky Mountain Outfitters16 mi away
- Midway Adventure Company18 mi away
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Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Kyhv Peak Trail
Best months: May–September. 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
32° / 19°
Feb
33° / 20°
Mar
42° / 26°
Apr
49° / 32°
May
62° / 40°
Jun
73° / 49°
Jul
81° / 58°
Aug
80° / 56°
Sep
68° / 47°
Oct
53° / 36°
Nov
40° / 26°
Dec
31° / 19°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sundance, UT, 8.6 mi away at 6,620 ft. The station sits about 1,200 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Route details
- Distance
- 2.0 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 1,740 ft
- Summit
- 7,874 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Time
- About 1.5 hours
Questions about this route
How long is the Kyhv Peak Trail on Kyhv Peak?
About 2.0 mi round trip.
How much elevation gain is on the Kyhv Peak Trail?
About 1,740 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Kyhv Peak Trail?
It is rated moderate.
How long does the Kyhv Peak Trail take?
About 1.5 hours round trip.
Conditions and forecast on Kyhv Peak
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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