Wyoming trails · Sky Rim Trail
Sky Rim Trail
A 10.3-mile out-and-back in Wyoming, with 1,216 ft of climbing. Reaches Sheep Mountain and other lake/pass/summit destinations. Managed by NPS – Yellowstone NP.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 2,323 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Sheep Mountain (summit)
- Daly Pass (pass)
- Big Horn Peak (summit)
- Shelf Lake (lake)
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:09 a.m., the sun rises at 7:38 a.m. and sets at 6:41 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:10 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 03 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.6-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 52 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:30 p.m. — 2 h 11 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Bunsen Peak Trail — 22.0 mi