Timpanogos Summit Trail #054
From Emerald Lake to Summit
The Timpanogos summit trail connects to both the Timpooneke trail #053 and the Mount Timpanogos trail #052 and climbs to the summit of Mount Timpanogos. Be aware of uneven terrain, steep cliffs, and exposed cliff bands along the 2.2-mile trail.
The Timpanogos Summit Trail begins 300 yards west of Emerald Lake where Aspen Grove and Timpooneke Trails join. The Summit Trail proceeds across a large rocky slope at an easy grade but then becomes steeper on the many switchbacks up to the summit house where spectacular views can be seen in every direction.
Specific Trail Information
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General Information
Snow covers the trail until mid-summer causing extremely hazardous snow conditions in spring and early summer. Sliding down the snowfield above Emerald Lake is dangerous and not recommended.
High Elevation-Alpine Environment
Access/Connecting Trails: Timpooneke #053, Mount Timpanogos #054
Trail Grade: Trail grades range from 10 to 35 percent
Trail Considerations: Trail users should be aware of the high level of use that this trail receives, and should expect to see each type of user group on any given day. This is one of the most used trails on the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF and as such Saturdays and holidays can be prohibitively busy. Users are encouraged to use this trail on weekdays and Sundays if possible. As this hike does enter the Mount Timpanogos Wilderness area, keep group sizes fewer than 15 people.
For further information about the Mount Timpanogos Wilderness and Leave No Trace, please go to http://www.wilderness.net/ and Search Mount Timpanogos.
Wilderness Considerations: No campfires are allowed in Timpanogos Wilderness. As with any Wilderness trails, please be prepared for trails that have received little to no maintenance; have a map and compass and know how to use them, and have the ability to be self-sufficient as these are truly some of the remotest areas in the Wasatch Mountains. Extreme caution should be used around any steep snow field, snow with water moving underneath, waterfalls, and/or cliffs.
Getting There
Directions
Access #1: From I-15, take the Orem 800 North Exit 272. Travel East on 800 North, Highway 52, to the mouth of Provo Canyon. Take a left turn onto Highway 189, Provo Canyon Scenic Byway. Then left onto Highway 92, Alpine Scenic Loop/Sundance turnoff to the North Fork of Provo Canyon. This section of the road is narrow and winding which requires caution.
Access #2: From I-15, take the American Fork/Alpine Exit 284 and turn east onto Highway 92. This takes you through American Fork Canyon. Continue on this road, making a right turn onto the South Fork.
