DC Peaks 50 — 2026 — Course Map, Elevation Profile & Aid Stations

Course map, elevation profile & surface

Distance

50.5mi

Elev gain

12,341ft

Elev loss

12,037ft

High point

9,364ft

Low point

4,618ft

Effective oxygen

70–84%of sea level

Surface

65% trail

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Race-day light

In the dark

Sunrise

7:27am

Sunset

7:08pm

Headlamp from

Not needed

For a 12:00 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Oct 3. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.

Climbs

11 climbs · 9,521 ft totalbiggest first

Pick a climb to find it on the profile and the map.

Elevation gain, measured two ways

Source	Gain	vs lidar
Course file (GPX)	12,341ft	+22%
USGS lidar, 1 m	10,103ft	reference

They differ because a GPS file picks up noise on every wiggle and often takes its heights from a coarse terrain model, while lidar maps the ground itself to about a metre. We sampled this route every 98 ft against USGS 3DEP and counted each rise of 10 ft or more, on Oct 23, 2026. The planner still uses the course file.

Aid stations as published on the course file

Aid station	Mile	km
A 1-Francis Peak	14.5	23.3
A 2-Farmington Canyon	18.9	30.3
A 3- Bountiful Peak	23.2	37.3
A 4-Zig Zag	30.4	49.0
A 5-Mueller Park	35.6	57.4
A 6-Summerwood	45.3	72.9

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Conditions typical race-day weather for Oct 3 at the start

Typical high

65°F

Typical low

46°F

Chance of rain

24%

2025 high

75°F

Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Oct 3 ±3 days at the start line; a wet day has 1 mm of rain or more. Historical weather from Open-Meteo.

Race almanac 1 year of this race

Past editions

On race day it reached 81°F at the start, with a low of 54°.

Year	Start °F	High point °F	Rain	Wind
2026 Oct 3	81°/54°	65°/37°	dry	4mph

Next race day Fri, Oct 1, 2027 · 7:00 AM start

First lightsunrise 7:25 am

6:57am

Last lightsunset 7:12 pm

7:39pm

Moonwaxing crescent, up until 7:41 pm

6% lit

First and last light are civil twilight, the sun 6° below the horizon. The moon is lit as at midnight after the start; headlamp hours count a typical finish from the start while the sun is below civil twilight. Worked out for the start line.

race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line and the course high point (9,357 ft).

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About this course

DC Peaks 50 — 2026 covers 50.5 mi (81.2 km) with 12,341 ft of elevation gain through Utah, United States. That is about 244 ft per mile of climbing, and 12,037 ft of descent. The course tops out at 9,364 ft and bottoms out at 4,618 ft. The surface is 65% trail, 27% gravel and 7% paved. There are 6 aid stations on course; the longest stretch between aid is 14.5 mi. The profile has 11 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 4.5, +3,733 ft over 4.8 mi at 14.7% on average (steepest stretch 36%). Race day is October 3, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 7:27 AM and sets at 7:08 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 65°F and a low of 46°F, with a 24% chance of a wet day. The interactive map above shows the full route with its elevation profile and aid stations, built from the course's GPS file.

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