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East Rim Trail

On The Organ, Markagunt Plateau

Local route17 km · 10 miBest Apr–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Angels Landing Trail 0.6 mi · 1.0 kmExplore The Organ →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–May, Sep–Nov · highs 12–27 °C (54–81 °F)

  1. J6°-5°42
  2. F8°-4°49
  3. M12°-1°52
  4. A18°3°32
  5. M23°8°19
  6. J29°14°10
  7. J32°18°30
  8. A30°17°36
  9. S27°13°26
  10. O20°6°33
  11. N12°0°33
  12. D7°-5°37

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

East Rim Trail is a local hiking route in Zion National Park, Utah, United States of America, about 17 km (10 mi) in length. It is on The Organ in the Markagunt Plateau. It lies about 11 km northeast of Springdale.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
17 km · 10 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
The Organ (mountain, 1,375 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Markagunt Plateau (Colorado Plateau › Intermountain West; GMBA)
Nearest town
11 km NE of Springdale (Washington County, Utah) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Zion National Park
Best months
Apr–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Utah
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
37.2564, -112.9023
Route start
37.2706, -112.9384
OpenStreetMap
relation 6014584
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Angels Landing Trail

0.6 mi · 1.0 km · Zion National Park

Cable Mountain Trail

1.2 mi · 2.0 km · Zion National Park

East Mesa Trail

1.5 mi · 2.4 km · Zion National Park

Deertrap Mountain

1.7 mi · 2.8 km · Zion National Park

West Rim Trail

2.6 mi · 4.1 km · Zion National Park

Telephone Canyon

2.8 mi · 4.5 km · Zion National Park

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