There was also a lot of trail cuttings, and the trails up there are in pretty rough condition. The location of the face is just a little bit north of the summit. The summit hut, in the off season. You can normally hike to the top of the highest summit but when the snow flies or a storm is present, it becomes very quickly a mountain you need to take very seriously. , No With 5,270 feet of topographic prominence, Timpanogos is the 47th-most prominent mountain in the contiguous United States. Nearby Provo Utah's weather (at 7000 feet lower). This is where she is forever laid to rest, watching over her village town. Mount Timpanogos-South Peak 11722 422 Hiking info for North to South Mount Timpanogos Traverse and Emerald Lake Loop, located in Uinta National Forest, Utah. July 2007:An excellent trip report on a summit via the Aspen Grove trail will whet your appetite to get out there and do this one too next summer when the snow diminishes. If you happen to meet any officials from the Pleasant Grove Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, please tell them that the Forest Service should do more than token maintenance and should rebuild the missing parts of the trails (its not as if they dont have entrance fees flooding in that should be used for that), and also should restore the historic Timpanogos Shelter at Emerald Lake. The fastest documented time to the summit and back via the Timpooneke Trail is that of Phil Lowry, 48, of Mapleton, Utah, who did the round-trip in 2:55 on August 9, 2009. Will You Go to Hell If You Litter and Cut Across Switchbacks? Go East on 189 for 7 miles to the Sundance Ski resort turnoff (watch for it just after you go through a tunnel) and turn left on highway 92 for 6 miles, going past the Sundance ski area and the Aspen Grove recreation area. 801.581.8558. Mt Timpanogos & Box Elder Pk as seen from the summit of Pfeifferhorn (1998-07-12). FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AWARDS - Representative Burgess Owens AWARD WINNER If full, look for additional parking just up the road. I have observed several people who simply stealth camped nearby the day before they went up the trail. One day while exploring the caves, Ucanogos heard a noise. There are 2 main trails that lead to the summit, joining at a gap not far from the main summit. The search was to resume this morning, according Gilbert, who added, "We're holding high hopes at this time. The story of a native maiden climbing to the top and laying down to die is a fictional creation that was written in the early 1900's by BYU . The map on the left below shows how to get to the trailheads. It is up to you to figure out how to recognize and deal with whatever problems come up during your hike. Always have liters of water, food, good footwear, and warm clothing when hiking Timp. Paul W.
There's an old article in the newspaper (http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/local-man-wants-to-see-original-aspen-grove-trail-reopened/article_e50ae16b-d03c-5f75-84a9-c181cfae835f.html) about the original route of the Aspen Grove (Mount Timpanogos) trail. Out of the shadows appeared a handsome young man named Timpanac. Timpanogos is a word from the Timpanogots Tribe who lived in the Utah and Salt Lake Valleys until the mid- 1800's. Timpanogos translates as "rock" ( tumpi- ), and "water mouth" or "canyon" ( panogos ). Behaving foolishly in the wilderness is not a good idea; there is no safety net in the backcountry. One route that poses more of a challenge is to use ice axe and crampons to go up the glacier route, although this is generally best in the early and late spring. It has an interesting description of the history of the summit "shack" (as locals call it) which adorns Timp's main peak.From the summit of Mt. The Aspen Grove (Mount Timpanogos) trailhead is open all winter, but those thinking of a short excursion up that drainage should keep in mind that avalanches come down into the upper basins and the lower drainage every year (this one at Aspen Grove being an example of how avalanches can run all the way to the campground). In 2020, a fifty seven year man from Highland, who was hiking as a Timpanogos Cave National Monument trail volunteer, died of a heart attack near the cave. Even so, tens of thousands of people a year head up the two summit trails. This results in lots of relatively minor injuries, and sometimes in more serious injuries or in deaths from leaving the trail and falling, because multitudes are unable to grasp the wisdom of staying off steep, sketchy places. all on Map, Mt. To the south you see Mt. Nebo and to the north you can make out Lone Peak, the Pfeifferhorn, Broads Fork, Sunrise, and Dromedary Peaks. It is also possible to drop into Timpanogos Basin and hike the original trail through the flowers to the other side to join the Timpooneke trail and climb to the saddle from there, but that adds a mile and a half. The Utah County Sheriffs Mounted Posse helps get supplies positioned for TERT, and helps Utah County Sheriff Search and Rescue with searches and evacuations. While I'm posting, I'll add that I heard that after 50 years the Forest Service can consider structures to be historical. Utah has (8) 5000 ft. prominence peaks: Kings Peak Mt. The white summit hut is barely visible far above, with a cloud behind it. Timpanogos by Michael Kelsey and the book called High in Utah " by Michael Weibel and Dan Miller. Please read what is found on this page, it is very sobering and towards the end, it offers a list of those who have died on Mt. Anyone else?This page, adds a trip report to the collection, so check it out.Neat pic of Mt. The Timpanogos Shelter at Emerald Lake is now over 50 years. It is easy to accept this description after you've experienced the cascades of tumbling water and realize that the vast cirques and basins were gouged into this huge mountain by abundance of glacial ice within the not so distant past. Her knees were up, and her arms were out to her side. The upper Primrose Cirque switchbacks in particular have a number of false trails that are confusing even in daylight, and there are many spots on both trails where the trail has eroded away and is turning into drop offs. Hike your way past stunning vistas to explore a hidden underground world. It also emphasizes the need to respect the mountain by having a low impact in the wilderness while visiting there. This is a hike that I remember doing as a young child. Below some ledges there is a very long drop down the east side of the summit; a fall there is best avoided. There is a large, flat area at the saddle that makes for a popular resting place and viewpoint. Our species would not have progressed much if we only did things we knew how to do, so some bold adventuring is good. Read on.. Once upon a time, in a land far far away (okay, not that far away..just down in Utah County) lived a beautiful Native American princess named Ucanogos. Thousands of years of precipitation, wind, and glacial erosion have sculpted the east face of the Mount Timpanogos massif. When the Princess found out about his death, she climbed to the highest mountain she could find and jumped to her death. Timpanogos is estimated to be the 47th-most prominent mountain From the Thanksgiving Point area, Highway 92 is the Timpanogos Highway through Highland, which goes to American Fork Canyon; you can also reach the mouth of American Fork Canyon by going up North County Boulevard, Highway 129, the bottom of which can be reached from Pleasant Grove Boulevard, to Highway 92, or by following Highway 146, 100 East in Pleasant Grove, which becomes North Canyon Road and travels along the base of the mountain to Highway 92. I think I counted over 100 people of all ages on my recent visit (july 22). The wildflowers in the upper basins, particularly the Timpanogos Basin, are incredible. 72 summit visits in one year? Here is a summary of most of the deaths in the past one hundred years; scroll down for additional details in a section below: eleven died from falls, five died from dropping through collapsing snow bridges into holes or from sliding into crevasses, four died from avalanches, four died from snowstorm-induced hypothermia or from late autumn cold, SAR does have a bad habit of clogging trailheads and keeping them clogged. This ninth Utah LDS temple is known for its enormous, circular flower bed and its similar appearance to its "sister", the Bountiful Utah Temple. Unless youre out of water and need to head to Emerald Lake with your pump or chemicals, or you want to take a walk into the basin to see the flowers, take the right trail, up the west side of the basin, and be careful because there are spots with a steep drop off where the trail has eroded away due to inadequate maintenance. One of the best times to hike is when the wildflowers are out, which is late July or early August, depending on conditions. Scoutmasters and parents, please go over this with your kids before setting out. Do not try to get away with parking on the roadway in the no parking areas, or at the BYU Aspen Grove Family Camp, as you may be ticketed or towed. Places to camp near the Timpooneke trail are spaced adequately apart with the best camping in the area just as you enter the basin at about 10,000 feet. These trails are each about seven miles long, giving you a round trip to the summit of fourteen plus miles. In 1988, a local thirteen year old Boy Scout from Orem died when he fell at Stewart Falls (Stewart Cascades) while climbing along a rock wall after he and a friend left camp to go hiking. This is a view of Mount Timpanogos in northern Utah as viewed from the edge of Deer Creek Reservoir. Timpanogos as well. From there the Timpooneke trail heads southward through evergreens up the drainage, crossing the wilderness boundary almost immediately. Click here for larger-size photo. Kleenex, a litter bag, and possibly bug spray might be handy; think through what else you might need. It would be nice if people asked to Forest Service to restore it. They are pretty accustomed to humans, but can be VERY aggressive. I can't believe it was listed as over 14K and no one noticed that before you. The biggest problem that summertime hikers (of the two major trails) are likely to run into is parking, at least if you are hiking on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday. Instead of returning to the saddle and Timpanogos Basin, some people work their way further south and then glissade northward down the glacier from the glacier saddle to Emerald Lake, but that is not particularly safe. Frederick's sister, Tamara Love, said she was told her brother got caught in some trees and was able to stop himself in the slide.Gilbert said Frederick searched the area but could not find his friend, who Love said was a man named Marshal. However, by self-awarding yourself membership in the Order, you can do exciting things like printing the graphic on the right onto sticker paper, and pasting it on your forehead or Timp map or anything else that strikes your fancy. Campground will be on your right, past Sundance Resort and Aspen Grove Recreation Area. It is past time to see the exception to the rule, and return decent toilet facilities to the upper mountain. Mount Timpanogos Via Timpooneke Trailhead - 14.2 miles round trip (22.85 km) - 4,350 feet (1325.88 m) Elevation Gain This is the most common route to the summit as it is the least amount of elevation gain. The trail to the top is grueling and lengthy, testing the skills of even the most experienced hikers. The shelter itself provided some refuge from storms, although it could get cold in there. If you are physically, mentally, and materially prepared, it is a magnificent hike. A few years ago I went with a group of people from school to hike on the Timpooneke Trail to the summit of Mount Timpanogos. The trailhead to the Timpooneke route is just beyond the campground area.BTW, the nearest major airport is Salt Lake City international, located about 45 miles north. The landmarks life history beings with the ghost of a lake.), and a coffee table book of Willie Holdman photography. For now, though, defecate before starting out, avoid urinating near streams, and if you are a backpacker staying on the mountain for awhile and you have to do some business, bury your feces and pack out your toilet paper, or pack it all out. Learn the science behind formations and hear stories of cave exploration and preservation. There used to be a toilet in an outhouse off to the side of the Timpooneke trail by where the trail crests into the Timpanogos Basin, complete with a trail sign showing the side path, but the outhouse is completely dilapidated and the toilet is full and foul; ignore the sign and the trail guides that tell you its still an option. My list of 14 Utah Winter Date Night Ideas got such a great response, I decided to follow it up with a list of 14 Utah. In 1946, a thirty nine year old man who had gone to the Stewarts Flat area alone to teach himself to ski was found dead of a heart attack. There is a shocking amount of trash and unburied human waste in the basin, including excrement and feminine hygiene products in the trees. In 1982, a fourteen year old Orem boy died on July 3 when he fell into what is now called Upper Killer Snow Hole, near the waterfall by the upper Primrose Cirque switchbacks, landing in a deep crevice that it was difficult to rappel into to retrieve the body. Any who choose to participate in such activities must assume the responsibility for their own actions and safety. This is a 13.6 mile loop hike with 6500 cumulative feet of elevation gain that takes about 9-12 hours to complete. If youre curious about what kind of night of fun motivated the creation of this web page, watch this short video: Lots of people get themselves into minor trouble on Mount Timpanogos, but most of them limp out and their stories arent told publicly. There are two main ways to hike Timp, the Aspen Grove (Mount Timpanogos) trail, and the Timpooneke trail. People who summited received round commemorative pins, which changed each year, and some participants were awarded Timp Sticks. SOLOs Not Free SOAP Notes Cell Phone App, Different Types of Fun Offered by Mount Timpanogos, Guide for the Aged: Avoiding Unnecessary Suffering While Backpacking Timp, A Nod to the Amateur Radio People Who Helped the WebmasterKG7JZJGet Licensed, Girl Talk Part 2: Handling Your Period in the Backcountry. Being his only daughter, her father tried to find a suitable gentleman for her to marry. Mount Timpanogos Hike Details Distance - 14.8 miles roundtrip from Timpooneke trailhead, 13.6 miles roundtrip from Aspen Grove trailhead Approximate hiking time - 8 to 10 hours Elevation at the trailhead - 7360 feet at Timpooneke, 6889 feet at Aspen Grove trailhead Elevation at Mount Timpanogos summit - 11,749 feet All these good people are packing out their own litter. Hidden Lakes is a popular camping area for backpackers. Part of the mountainside near Stewart Falls (Stewart Cascades) has been entirely denuded of vegetation, as has part of the area just below Emerald Lake, and those places are now nothing but eroding dirt slopes. Many of the injuries on Timp happen because of unwise behavior. Excited to tell the entire village that they had found each other, Ucanogos and Timpanac decided to wed immediately. Mount Timpanogos has, for most of this century, been the most popular mountain climbing destination in Utah. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves. If things do go bad on the hike, just recall Ed Abbeys observation that when the situation is hopeless, theres nothing to worry about.. It might not be quite the same as joining the illustrious pantheon of Timp hiking worthies: Stewart, Roberts, Hart, Pace, Kelsey, Hilton, Heaton, Kearney, Meyer, Ashcraft, Woolsey, Lowry, and others. I have been egging him on to do it for years. KTVX Utah police are searching for a man who went missing while hiking on Mount Timpanogos three weeks ago. In 1997, a forty one year old Provo man was found dead in Timpanogos Basin, having gone there to meditate and find himself, but ultimately having died of hypothermia. Many a day he made the round trip to the summit twice, in the same day. Jacob Warner Routt, 36, texted a friend on Sept. 16 telling her that he was going out hiking and would call her back, but the friend never heard from him again. You can approach the Alpine Loop from Highway 189 on the south side, or Highway 92 on the north side of Utah County. The Aspen Grove (Mount Timpanogos) trail is a bit more scenic but also a bit steeper and more difficult. In 1985, a seventeen year old girl died when she slipped and fell down a steep snowfield and over a ledge while hiking with classmates from the Unified Studies group from Orem High School, which was making its way through the Big Provo Cirque area above Sundance when this and another accident happened. The path is paved and a great hike for families. Peale Mt. It rises 7000 feet from the valley floor and draws your gaze to it again and again.This mountain may be the most popular one in the state of Utah and is certainly the most climbed. Phil Lowry is another who has summitted over 400 times. The other shot, taken by Phil Lowry while actually taking a break from running to the summit, features the three highlights of Timpanogos: goats, flowers, and one of the main hiking trails 1500 feet below (the trail is the Emerald Lake cutoff from the Timpooneke Trail). Please do not park illegally, recently they have been towing illegally parked cars, and it is probably an expensive bill! Even though the Forest Service recently expanded the Aspen Grove parking area, both it and the Timpooneke trailhead parking lots fill up very fast on weekends and holidays - often before sunrise. More than one trail leaves from the same trailhead. The Forest Service likes to pretend that by declaring the summit trails part of a wilderness area, they magically become wilderness, but the fact is that Timp is different from any other wilderness area in Utahthe mountain literally abuts the city limits of the towns that most people in Utah County live in, culturally the summit trails are essentially a rugged urban park that is more popular than the parks in the valley, and so at times there may be over two thousand people on the trails at once. The trail is very well traveled and well marked. Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple seen from the North East. Timp Hike festivities included plays, contests, and important advice for hikers such as counsel to not hike in high heels. Rex Walker, a maintenance worker for the monument, had driven off in a two-wheeled motorized trail bike around 1:30 p.m. to fix some lighting outages. The general rule is: leave no trace. This began a tradition that lasted for six decades. As mentioned earlier, there are two main trails that provide easy access to Timp's summit. Yes indeed, a big oops. As the years passed, she grew more beautiful with each passing year. for more accurate forecast. This trail gets some equestrian use, so give people room if theyre unloading horses from a trailer there instead of over in the equestrian area. Timpanogos is a beautiful mountain, but hikers should know that dozens of people have died on Timp, many of whom were unprepared for what they were getting into. It is one of Utah's most recognizable mountains, and perhaps Utah's most popular mountain hiking destination. Click here for larger-size photo. Its hard to overemphasize how important it is to leave no trace. Now, this beautiful park is great for hiking, walking, and picnicking with friends and family. Named by the indigenous people to this area, Timpanogos roughly translates into "water on rock". It was really beautiful and Scout Falls was nice and cold. You would think the U.S. Forest Service would have put a decent amount of information online about the summit trails, but it hasnt. Timpanogos rises to an elevation of 11,752 ft (3,582 m) above sea level in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The Legend is about an Indian Princess and an Indian Chief that were in love with each other. Timpanogos Mt. Some people cannot even figure out which way to descend because they cant recognize the trail they came up, and cant be helped because they do not know the name of the trailhead they left from. In Timpanogos Basin, a short way past the old toilet trail, the Timpooneke trail will split, with the left trail going to Emerald Lake and the right trail climbing to a junction with the Aspen Grove (Mount Timpanogos) shortcut from Emerald Lake, just below the saddle. The Forest Service also prohibits campfires within the wilderness, so backpackers need to take stoves instead of building fire pits and tearing down trees. If you drive across the top of the Alpine Loop, dont assume the Summit trailhead has a trail to the summit; thats the summit of the loop road, and there are nice trails there, but there isnt any official mountain summit trail leaving from that trailhead. Mount Timpanogos has a local Legend to it.
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