Mountain · 1 route

Box Elder Peak

9,369 ft · Utah

Summit
9,369 ft
Routes
1 way up

Route up Box Elder Peak

  1. Wellsville Ridge TrailExpertabout 8,637 ft of climbing20.4 mi round tripSee the route
Map of the route up Box Elder Peak, with each route's start numbered and the summit marked
Wellsville Ridge TrailMap © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

About Box Elder Peak

Box Elder Peak is a summit in the Wellsville Mountain Wilderness, part of the Logan Ranger District of Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in northern Utah. The nearest town is Honeyville, about 3.7 miles away. Several trails sit close by. Brushy Springs is about 0.3 miles away and Pine Canyon about a mile. The Cold Water (West Side) Trail is roughly 1.5 miles off, and Wellsville Ridge is about 3.5 miles away for a longer outing in the same range.

Forecast on Box Elder 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.

Questions about Box Elder Peak

How tall is Box Elder Peak?

9,369 ft (2,856 m).

How many routes go to the summit of Box Elder Peak?

One: Wellsville Ridge Trail.

Mountains nearby

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Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Honeyville, Utah · 3.7 mi

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Logan Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

Is Box Elder Peak 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.