Utah · Hiking

Salvation Knoll Trail (475)

Salvation Knoll Trail (475)Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
1.2 mi
round trip
146 ft
climb
7,963 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Is Salvation Knoll Trail (475) open right now?

No closures listed

The Forest Service lists no closures for Manti-La Sal National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Manti-La Sal National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Salvation Knoll Trail (475) is a short, easy hike of about 1.2 miles in the Monticello Ranger District of Manti-La Sal National Forest in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is an out-and-back with a low point of about 7,798 feet and a high of about 7,963 feet, a climb of about 146 feet one way. The trail is on natural surface and allows horses. Bikes are not allowed. Spring and fall are the most comfortable seasons. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Natural Bridges run highs around 71°F in May and 63°F in October. That station sits about 1,455 feet lower, so temperatures on this trail run cooler. The trail is open year-round. The closest neighbors are West Rim Texas Canyon, about 1.3 miles away, and Salvation Knoll, about 1.5 miles away. Texas Trail and Lyman Canyon are each about 2 miles off.

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