Trail Details
Forgotten Peak from Timpanooke Trailhead
via Giant Staircase
via Giant Staircase
| Hike Time (roundtrip): 4.0 to 7.0 hours Distance (roundtrip): 6.6 miles Elevation Gain: 3087 feet |
Main Aspect: Northeast Climb Rate: 935 feet per mile Average Grade: 18% |
| Notes: Follow the regular Timpanooke trail up past the Giant Staircase. When you get to the turn in the large switchback just before the scree, leave the trail and head northwest up toward the ridge. |  |
| Trail shortcuts: Waypoints Destination Maps/Aerial Photos | |
| Trailhead | ||
| Timpooneke TH |
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| Trailhead Elevation: 7360 ft Trailhead Outhouse: Yes Distance from Fee Station: 8.4 miles |
Area: Alpine Loop / Timpanogos Area Location: Starts in American Fork Canyon or Provo Canyon Area Fee: $6 Dogs Allowed: Yes |
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| Notes: Mt. Timpanogos is the most popular mountain hike in all of Utah. After Aspen Grove, the Timpooneke (timp-u-nee-kee) trail is the next most popular way to get there. The trail starts 500ft higher than the Aspen Grove Trail. As a result, it is not quite as steep. There are a lot of great destinations along the way though. | ||
| Waypoint 1 | ||
| Scout Falls |
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| Elevation: 8210 | Feature: Falls | |
| Notes: The falls is just around the corner after leaving the Timpanooke trail. The trail goes behind the falls. | ||
| Waypoint 2 | ||
| Giant Staircase |
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| Elevation: 8650 | Feature: Cirque | |
| Notes: The Giant Staircase is a series of large shelves on the way to Timpanogos Basin. | ||
| Destination | ||
| Forgotten Peak |
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| Elevation: 10447 | Feature: Peak | |
| Notes: The peak is quite a bit lower than most of it’s neighbors, and rarely gets climbed. | ||
| Maps and Aerial Photos |
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