Juniper Canyon
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 41 ft
- climb
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Juniper Canyon is a short, easy mountain biking route in Utah, about a quarter mile from the town of Foothills. It's an out-and-back ride of roughly half a mile, with a low point of 4,963 feet and a high of 5,016 feet, so the climb is minimal at just 41 feet of elevation gain. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 74°F and October highs around 66°F, while July and August average in the low 90s. The Urban Trail and Patriot Gulch are both about 0.2 miles away, and Juniper Flow is 0.4 miles off. Mountain Shadows RV Park, about 6 miles away, offers a place to stay.
Local outfitters
- Midway Adventure Company28 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct
Best time to visit Juniper Canyon
Best months: March–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
40° / 25°
Feb
45° / 28°
Mar
55° / 36°
Apr
62° / 40°
May
74° / 49°
Jun
85° / 58°
Jul
93° / 66°
Aug
92° / 65°
Sep
81° / 54°
Oct
66° / 42°
Nov
51° / 32°
Dec
41° / 26°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Draper-Point Of Mtn, UT, 5.4 mi away at 4,506 ft. The station sits about 500 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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