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Mount Timpanogos
About the Area
The Mount Timpanogos Wilderness was established under the Endangered American Wilderness Act of 1978. It comprises approximately 10,518 acres. This area is located on the front range of the Wasatch Mountain Range, just south of the Lone Peak Wilderness. The Mount Timpanogos Wilderness offers abundant rugged terrain with waterfalls and summer wildflowers. The topography consists of glacial cirques and moraines (rocks formed into loose ridges by glacial activity) to the open slopes leading to the valley floor.
Below tree line are forests of aspen, Douglas fir, subalpine fir, limber pine, Gambel oak, maple, and chokecherry. Wildlife inhabiting the area include Rocky Mountain goats in the Emerald Lake region, as well as numerous mule deer and elk, moose, mountain lions, black bears, and several species of raptors.
The summit of Mount Timpanogos is 11,753 feet and is very popular hiking trail. The summit is accessed by two trailheads: Timpooneke and Aspen Grove.