Utah · Hiking

River View Road

River View RoadPhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
1.0 mi
round trip
148 ft
climb
6,855 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
best months

River View Road is a short, easy out-and-back hike in Utah, about 0.6 miles from the town of Torrey. The route is roughly 2 miles long, with a total elevation gain of about 150 feet, and it reaches a high point of 6,855 feet from a low of 6,697 feet. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Torrey show May highs around 70°F and October highs around 62°F, while July averages climb to about 87°F and winter highs sit in the upper 30s. Several other routes start close by. West Main Street is about 0.7 miles away and River View Drive about a mile. Climbers can head to White Harlem Wall, about 4 miles off, and paddlers to the Fremont River, about 4.8 miles away.

Local outfitters

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  • Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct

    Best time to visit River View Road

    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.

    1. Jan

      38° / 22°

      5 wet

    2. Feb

      43° / 26°

      5 wet

    3. Mar

      53° / 32°

      5 wet

    4. Apr

      60° / 38°

      4 wet

    5. May

      70° / 46°

      5 wet

    6. Jun

      82° / 56°

      4 wet

    7. Jul

      87° / 62°

      8 wet

    8. Aug

      85° / 60°

      8 wet

    9. Sep

      76° / 53°

      5 wet

    10. Oct

      62° / 41°

      3 wet

    11. Nov

      48° / 29°

      3 wet

    12. Dec

      37° / 21°

      5 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Torrey 7 E, UT, 6.6 mi away at 6,204 ft. The station sits about 700 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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