Ibapah Peak Deep Creek Mountains Utah

Please read the full event description and REVIEW ALL of the linked pages before signing up for this hike. This hike has been scheduled due to an interest in members from the limited access. Initial meeting point will be at the provided location due to 4x4 requirement where car pooling is required further up the road to the trailhead. Gaia GPS link provides a folder listing of all of the pinpoints and trail maps for this event.

Ibapah Peak, in the Deep Creek Mountains that come out of the west desert near the UT/NV border, stands at an elevation of 12,018 ft. The out-and-back trek up to the peak is 14.4 miles roundtrip (depending on vehicle capability and road conditions it may be 3 miles longer), with a whooping 5,987 ft of elevation gain. YES IT IS SUPER STEEP!! Put another way, this is an extremely strenuous trek that requires superb endurance and mental commitment. Being out in the west desert, the trail is not overly popular, so some route finding and navigation over deadfall and up ridge lines is necessary. Here are several useful pages describing and reviewing the hike:
GAIA GPS Map Data
Ibapah Peak (UT) : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost
Hiking Ibapah Peak - Juab County Highpoint - Road Trip Ryan
Hiking to Ibapah Peak, Deep Creek Mountains Girl on a Hike
Ibapah Peak: 64 Reviews, Map - Utah | AllTrails

We will meet near the provided pinpoint to carpool in 4x4 eqipped vehicles to the trailhead. Please arrive on time or camp nearby the night before due to no communication service. I also have all the locations in Gaia where it is highly recommended to download and save offline in your Gaia GPS app. We will plan to hike at a pace of around 45-minute to 1-hour miles on the way up and 30- to 45- minute miles on the way down. It is essential that you know the pace at which you can safely hike at elevation. Relatedly, because of the difficulty of this hike, the required routefinding, and the remoteness of the hike, we will hike in a close group. Thus, if you have aspirations of trail running this hike or hiking at a faster pace than the group going down to try and finish a long day quicker, this is not the event for you. As the area is quite remote and without cell service, it is important that everyone writes down or download directions before leaving Salt Lake. Also important, there are NO SERVICES once you leave Wendover, so make sure to fill up your gas tanks there. And much of the road from Wendover to the trailhead area is dirt or gravel, with potholes, so please take it slowly and keep a close eye on the road. Along these lines, the last few miles of Granite Creek Rd to the trailhead requires 4x4 drive and decent clearance. Depending on the vehicles we have, we may need to hike a few miles more than the official 14.4 miles. Please indicate what vehicle you will have when signing up for this event so that I may determine carpooling options to the trailhead. Finally, because of the remoteness of the area, I am going to ask that everyone download both the trail map and the linked materials.

For those looking to camp near the trailhead, there is dispersed camping along Granite Creek Rd.
Granite Canyon - GREENHAVEN, Utah | Free Campsites Near You

About 20 minutes NE near the intersection of Snake Valley Rd and West Hwy is a more established campground
CCC campground | Google coordinates

Finally, if anyone is looking to break up the drive out to the trailhead or back home (Monday is Columbus Day), the route from Wendover goes quite close to Blue Lake, Utah's tropical lake.
Blue Lake Wildlife Management Area - Utah Outdoor Activities
Please post any questions you may have about this event.