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Mount Timpanogos Wilderness is a wilderness area protecting Mount Timpanogos and the surrounding area. It is located in the front range of the Wasatch Range, Wasatch Mountain Range, between American Fork Canyon on the north and Provo Canyon on the south, within the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest on the north eastern edge of Utah County, Utah, Utah County, Utah, United States.Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
- Wilderness.net The wilderness area receives fairly heavy use due to its proximity to the heavily populated cities of Provo, Utah, Provo and Salt Lake City.Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
- GORP It is bordered on the north by the Lone Peak Wilderness.
Mount Timpanogos Wilderness Area
- Utah Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau Some common wildlife found in Mount Timpanogos Wilderness include Rocky Mountain goat in the Emerald Lake (Utah), Emerald Lake region, as well as mule deer, elk, moose, mountain lion, American black bear, black bear, and several species of Bird of prey, raptor.
- Climb-Utah.com
Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
- Wilderness.net
- Climb-Utah.com
- UtahTrails.com {{Authority control IUCN Category Ib Protected areas of Utah County, Utah Wilderness areas of Utah Wasatch-Cache National Forest Wasatch Range, Timpanogos, Mount Wilderness 1984 establishments in Utah Protected areas established in 1984
Mount Timpanogos Wilderness is a wilderness area protecting Mount Timpanogos and the surrounding area. It is located in the front range of the Wasatch Range, Wasatch Mountain Range, between American Fork Canyon on the north and Provo Canyon on the south, within the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest on the north eastern edge of Utah County, Utah, Utah County, Utah, United States.Mount Timpanogos Wilderness- Wilderness.net The wilderness area receives fairly heavy use due to its proximity to the heavily populated cities of Provo, Utah, Provo and Salt Lake City.Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
- GORP It is bordered on the north by the Lone Peak Wilderness.
Flora and fauna
Below the tree line on Mount Timpanogos are vast forests of aspen, Douglas fir, subalpine fir, limber pine, Gambel oak, maple, and chokecherry. Common flowers in the wilderness include forget-me-not, Ranunculus eschscholtzii, alpine buttercup, Mertensia, bluebell, arnica, Delphinium, larkspur, yarrow, sulfur buckwheat, geranium, and Aquilegia, columbine.- Utah Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau Some common wildlife found in Mount Timpanogos Wilderness include Rocky Mountain goat in the Emerald Lake (Utah), Emerald Lake region, as well as mule deer, elk, moose, mountain lion, American black bear, black bear, and several species of Bird of prey, raptor.
Recreation
Due to its close proximity to Salt Lake City and Provo, Mount Timpanogos Wilderness sees a relatively large number of visitors. The most common recreational activity in the wilderness is hiking. There are approximately of trails from two trailheads: Timpooneke and Aspen Grove. Both lead to the summit of Mount Timpanogos at .B-25 crash site
On March 9, 1955, a U.S. Air Force B-25 crashed on the east side of Mount Timpanogos. Bound for March Air Force Base in Riverside, California, Riverside, California, the pilot was apparently disoriented by poor weather conditions. Three crewmembers and two passengers died in the crash. A trail to the crash site leaves the main Timpooneke trail at the lip of Timpanogos Basin.Mount Timpanogos- Climb-Utah.com
See also
* List of U.S. Wilderness Areas * Wilderness ActReferences
External links
Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
- Wilderness.net
- Climb-Utah.com
- UtahTrails.com {{Authority control IUCN Category Ib Protected areas of Utah County, Utah Wilderness areas of Utah Wasatch-Cache National Forest Wasatch Range, Timpanogos, Mount Wilderness 1984 establishments in Utah Protected areas established in 1984