Utah · Hiking

Perry's Hollow Traverse

0.5 mi
distance
40 ft
climb
5,259 ft
high point
Lollipop
route
May–Jun, Sep–Oct
best months

Perry's Hollow Traverse is a short, easy hike in Utah, about half a mile long and rising just 40 feet from its low point of 5,187 feet to a high of 5,259 feet. It sits about 0.2 miles from the community of Perrys Hollow, making it a quick outing for anyone already in the area. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 78°F, while July and August climb into the upper 80s. The hike takes about half an hour to complete. Several other trails lie within a mile, including Tomahawk Trail, West Popperton Hiking Loop and Twin Peaks Trail. City Creek Canyon, a climbing area, is about 1.3 miles away.

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

    Best time to visit Perry's Hollow Traverse

    Best months: May–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.

    1. Jan

      38° / 19°

      11 wet · 8 snow

    2. Feb

      43° / 22°

      10 wet · 6 snow

    3. Mar

      52° / 29°

      10 wet · 5 snow

    4. Apr

      59° / 34°

      10 wet · 3 snow

    5. May

      69° / 41°

      9 wet · 1 snow

    6. Jun

      80° / 49°

      6 wet

    7. Jul

      89° / 57°

      4 wet

    8. Aug

      87° / 56°

      5 wet

    9. Sep

      78° / 47°

      6 wet

    10. Oct

      63° / 36°

      8 wet · 1 snow

    11. Nov

      48° / 27°

      9 wet · 4 snow

    12. Dec

      37° / 20°

      11 wet · 8 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at City Creek Wtp, UT, 2.2 mi away at 5,340 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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Tomahawk TrailPhoto: Liji Jinaraj from San Francisco, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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