Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Race-day light
For a 22:55 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Aug 8 · headlamp mi 59–the finish. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
13 climbs · 17,739 ft totalbiggest firstElevation gain, measured two ways
| Source | Gain | vs lidar |
|---|---|---|
| Course file (GPX) | 21,166ft | +8% |
| USGS lidar, 1 m | 19,557ft | 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.
Conditions typical race-day weather for Aug 8 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Aug 8 ±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 87°F at the start, with a low of 68°.
| Year | Start °F | High point °F | Rain | Wind | Heat index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Aug 8 | 87°/68° | 68°/50° | dry | 10mph | 83° |
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line and the course high point (12,241 ft).
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About this course
Ute 100 Mile & 50 Mile — 2026 covers 96.9 mi (155.9 km) with 21,166 ft of elevation gain through Utah, United States. That is about 218 ft per mile of climbing, and 21,153 ft of descent. The course tops out at 12,244 ft and bottoms out at 5,819 ft. The surface is 47% gravel, 31% trail and 1% paved. The profile has 13 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 10.0, +3,674 ft over 12.3 mi at 5.7% on average (steepest stretch 17%). Race day is August 8, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 6:26 AM and sets at 8:21 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 78°F and a low of 61°F, with a 14% 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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Course history
- Jul 26, 2026Added to the catalog
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