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Angels Landing

Schematic The Grotto to the Angels Landing summit. Not a GPS track. DEM high 1,601 m. The chains section is a landmark, not this line. Wikidata Q2563959.

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Distance 8.7 km provisional (round figure) · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · T4 · schematic

Itinerary not published

Last checked 2026-10-15

Cite this record

The Hiking World, Angels Landing, read 2026-10-15, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/angels-landing

How we verify · last checked 2026-10-15

Byline

  • The Hiking World editorial team · author
Angels Landing

Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.

US permit-lottery hikes

Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-07T12:31:13.615Z

Representative point on Angels Landing: 37.269°, -112.948°, about 1601 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.

At generation: 7°C, Clear.

  • 2026-11-07 Clear, 7–18°C
  • 2026-11-08 Clear, 8–18°C
  • 2026-11-09 Partly cloudy, 8–17°C

Source Open-Meteo. Mountain weather changes with elevation and aspect.

Official alerts

Checked 2026-09-10 against US National Park Service. No closure is in the stored alert list for this check.

Source: US National Park Service

No active NPS alerts for the park units on this route (last checked 2026-09-10).

US National Park Service is the authority — check nps.gov before you go. This desk is not the authority.

Zion National Park NPS alerts. Park-wide notices are labelled park-wide, never upgraded to a trail closure.

All official alerts

Life-safety notices on this page come from the issuer.

Sourced record

Verified and reported stay in separate blocks. A section with no source is left out. How we verify.

Permits and fees are shown once, from the permit record.

Stored line for Angels Landing, from 37.259°, -112.950° to 37.269°, -112.948°. The drawing is the simplified record, not a surveyed GPS track.

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GeoJSON

This line is a schematic. The files are not a GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON

Facts37.259, -112.950
Distance8.7 km*
editorial cited round trip (NPS ~5.4 mi); schematic — not walking distance · read 2026-09-23 · editorial · provisional
Ascentnot published

Cumulative ascent not published — stored line geometry is too coarse for a reliable DEM figure.

Descentnot published
High point1,601 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Low point1,310 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Routeout-and-back
Daysnot published
Seasonunverified
GradeUngraded (schematic ingest)

Catalog entry

DifficultyUngraded (schematic ingest)
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.
Elevation
1315145515951.16 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 8.7 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (1.16 km), not the published line length.

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 1,601 m at the summit pin, low 1,310 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.

Permits & fees

Conditions, fees and rules change. Confirm with the issuer and local authorities before you go. This is a reference, not a substitute for local advice. Terms

Permit
Angels Landing permit
Booking
required
Issuer
NPS — Zion NP (via Recreation.gov)

Permits and fees for this year · Permit cost

Permits and fees

We are not the issuer. Fees and rules change — confirm with the issuer before you pay. Issuer page.

Quota / restriction: Permit lottery via Recreation.gov. Zion park entry is separate.

PermitCostQuota / restrictionIssuerSourceChecked
Angels Landing application feeVerifiedUSD 6 per applicationPermit lottery via Recreation.gov. Zion park entry is separate.NPS — Zion NP (via Recreation.gov)Issuer pageVerified 2026-10-15 vs NPS — Zion NP (via Recreation.gov)
Angels Landing awarded feeVerifiedUSD 3 per person when awardedPermit lottery via Recreation.gov. Zion park entry is separate.NPS — Zion NP (via Recreation.gov)Issuer pageVerified 2026-10-15 vs NPS — Zion NP (via Recreation.gov)

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Hazards

  • Chains section is a landmark, not drawn. Permit is for the chains, not the whole West Rim walk.

Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Getting there car-free

  • The Grotto: car-free flag unknown.
  • Angels Landing summit: car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

  • The Grotto car-free: unknown
  • Angels Landing summit car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Angels Landing?

A permit is listed as required for Angels Landing: Angels Landing permit. Status: Verified.

How much is the Angels Landing permit?

Angels Landing application fee: USD 6 per application (NPS — Zion NP (via Recreation.gov), verified 2026-10-15). Status: Verified. Angels Landing awarded fee: USD 3 per person when awarded (NPS — Zion NP (via Recreation.gov), verified 2026-10-15). Status: Verified.

Angels Landing permit quota and booking

Permit lottery via Recreation.gov. 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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