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| Hiking | 5.31 Miles |
1,171 AEG |
| | Hiking | 5.31 Miles | 2 Hrs 39 Mns | | 2.08 mph |
| 1,171 ft AEG | 6 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | This was a hike to the summit of West Mountain (elevation of 6,907 feet and prominence of 2,129 feet), which is in Utah County and is about 15 miles from Provo. West Mountain is located on the southern shore of Utah Lake, which is the largest freshwater lake in Utah.
West Mountain is (I think) part of the Wasatch Mountains, but it is not connected to the main part of the range. There are 2 summits on West Mountain: the north summit which has an elevation of 6,813 feet, and the high point which is about 2 miles south. The north summit has an antennae farm atop it. The astronomy department at Brigham Young University operates an observatory which is just southwest of the north summit.
I drove in on an unpaved road and parked at the north summit. The road continues to the high point, but it is much rougher past the north summit so I walked the road from the north summit to the high point at the south summit.
There are great views along the way to it was an enjoyable hike, notwithstanding some steep sections of the road that were more difficult on the descent than the ascent.
This was not a very efficient hike in terms of elevation gain. The high point is only about 90 feet higher than where I parked, yet I had almost 1,200 feet of AEG on the hike. |
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Wildflowers Observation Light
There were some sunflowers blooming along the hike. |
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