Trails › United States of America › Utah › Colorado Plateau › Petes Mesa

Petes Mesa Ridge Route

On Petes Mesa, Colorado Plateau

Trail6.6 km · 4.1 miBest Mar–May, Oct–Nov

Next nearby hike: Pictograph Fork Route 1.2 mi · 1.9 kmExplore Petes Mesa →

Canyonlands National ParkCanyonlands National ParkChocolate Drops Route · Canyonlands National ParkColorado/Green River Overlook · Canyonlands National ParkConfluence Overlook · Canyonlands National ParkLower Red Lake · Canyonlands National ParkPictograph Fork Route · Canyonlands National ParkShot Canyon / Water Canyon · Canyonlands National ParkSpanish Bottom · Canyonlands National ParkThe Plug Route · Canyonlands National ParkUpper Horse Canyon · Canyonlands National ParkUpper South Fork · Canyonlands National ParkEndStart5 kmN ↑

Petes Mesa Ridge Route other trails nearby (tap a dot to open it)

Get directions · Google MapsApple Maps

USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain) · OpenStreetMap · Basemap: OpenFreeMap (OpenMapTiles, © OSM contributors).

7-day forecast

Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)

Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Oct–Nov · highs 12–25 °C (54–77 °F)

  1. J6°-5°14
  2. F9°-2°13
  3. M14°1°20
  4. A19°6°17
  5. M25°11°14
  6. J31°17°9
  7. J34°20°22
  8. A32°19°26
  9. S28°14°24
  10. O20°8°28
  11. N12°1°17
  12. D6°-4°14

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.

Trail facts

Length
6.6 km · 4.1 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Mountain
Petes Mesa (mountain, 1,671 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Colorado Plateau (Intermountain West › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
54 km SW of Moab (Grand County, Utah) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Canyonlands National Park
Connects to
Pictograph Fork Route, Shot Canyon / Water Canyon (at its start or end)
Best months
Mar–May, Oct–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Utah
Continent
North America
Route centre
38.2187, -109.9692
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 centre

Pictograph Fork Route

1.2 mi · 1.9 km · Canyonlands National Park

Chocolate Drops Route

1.5 mi · 2.5 km · Canyonlands National Park

Shot Canyon / Water Canyon

1.7 mi · 2.8 km · Canyonlands National Park

The Plug Route

3.4 mi · 5.5 km · Canyonlands National Park

Upper South Fork

3.8 mi · 6.1 km · Canyonlands National Park

Colorado/Green River Overlook

4.1 mi · 6.7 km · Canyonlands National Park

All trails in Utah → · All 36,834 trails in United States of America →