Angels Landing
Schematic The Grotto to the Angels Landing summit. Not a GPS track. DEM high 1,595 m. The chains section is a landmark, not this line. Wikidata Q2563959.
Last verified 2026-09-23 vs National Park Service (NPS) — Zion National Park
Byline
- The Hiking World editorial · author
Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.
Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.
Permits and fees
Quota / restriction: Seasonal + day-before lotteries via Recreation.gov; permit for the chains section only. Zion park entry is separate.
| Permit | Cost | Quota / restriction | Issuer | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application feeOfficial source | $6 USD | — | Not recorded | Issuer page | Verified 2026-09-23 vs Not recorded |
| Per-person feeOfficial source | $3 USD | — | Not recorded | Issuer page | Verified 2026-09-23 vs Not recorded |
This line is a schematic. The files are not a GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON
Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog
- SAC T4
- Alpine hiking. Sometimes pathless; exposure and simple climbing terrain.
- YDS Class 3
- Class 3. Scrambling with increased exposure; a fall could be serious.
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OpenStreetMap pins only (ODbL): The Grotto Picnic Area relation 15603158, Angels Landing summit node 356671932. No clean hiking-route relation. Return is not doubled.
Cited round-trip day-hike kilometre is editorial and was not stored as a measured length. Pin spacing is not that walk.
DEM high 1,595 m at the summit pin, low 1,315 m at The Grotto. Ascent is that difference. Stored one-way descent is 0. The chains are a landmark note, not geometry.
Water
No water sources recorded.
Surface
Surface is not recorded. This field is filled only from an OSM surface tag, not from the grade.
Permits & fees
- Permit
- Angels Landing permit
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Getting there
No sourced gateway chain yet.
Trailheads
- The Grotto car-free: unknown
- Angels Landing summit car-free: unknown
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Hazards
- Chains section is a landmark, not drawn. Permit is for the chains, not the whole West Rim walk.
Questions
Do I need a permit for Angels Landing?
A permit is listed as required for Angels Landing: Angels Landing permit. Status on this record is an official source.
How much is the Angels Landing permit?
Application fee: $6 USD (Not recorded, verified 2026-09-23). Status: verified-official. Per-person fee: $3 USD (Not recorded, verified 2026-09-23). Status: verified-official.
Angels Landing permit quota and booking
Seasonal + day-before lotteries via Recreation.gov; permit for the chains section only. Zion park entry is separate.
How difficult is Angels Landing?
Angels Landing is graded SAC T4 · YDS 3. A sourced hazard on this record: Chains section is a landmark, not drawn. Permit is for the chains, not the whole West Rim walk.
How long is Angels Landing?
This figure is 8.7 km (provisional): a schematic straight-line estimate between waypoints — not a measured walking distance; published figures are the better guide. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail
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