The famous Skyline Drive runs 80 miles or so in central Utah. The central section runs between paved Highway 31 and a good dirt road out of Ephraim. For the most part, the road is well graded so most vehicles can make the trek. Along the route, there are six highpoints meeting peak status. Four are shown here while a link for the Tent Mountains shows additional information to climb them.
Skyline Drive Central Section
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To start the drive from the north, take Highway 31 east out of Fairview Utah. Once you are in the meadows on top, look for signs for Skyline Drive South. To start at the south end of the central section, head east out of the south end of Ephraim (but before the McDonalds). This is a nice wide graded dirt road that goes up to Skyline Drive.
For three of these peaks, it's just a simple walk up through open slopes. Potters Ditch has a bit of brush to work around and a false summit. Lawry Top is an actual hike. The old ATV route is more of a trail now and faded in places, especially near the start. The trail doesn't go to the summit but close enough you'll know when to leave the trail. Unfortunately, its summit is the least interesting of all four of these.
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Distance: Less than half mile to 1.5 miles for Lawry Top
Elevation Gain: 100 to 600 feet each
Summit Elevations: 11,100, 11,136, 10,935 & 11,078 feet
Access Rating: Level 2-3
North and South Tent Mountains from Lawry Top
Peak 11,100 "Potters Ditch" from the south
View south from "Potters Ditch"
Starting south from Highway 31
North and South Tent Mountains from Sanpete 2 Benchmark
Map for Lowry Top and "Lawry View"
Map for Sanpete 2 Benchmark
Map for "Potters Ditch"
Left: Map for Skyline Drive Central Section
Sanpete 2 Benchmark from the NE
Sitting on Sanpete 2 Benchmark
"Lawry View" from road out to Lawry Top trailhead