Trail Details
Silver Flat Reservoir from Tibble Fork TH
| Hike Time (roundtrip): 2.5 to 3.5 hours Distance (roundtrip): 4 miles Elevation Gain: 1185 feet |
Main Aspect: South Climb Rate: 593 feet per mile Average Grade: 11% |
| Notes: Just after the road splits and heads toward Granite Flat, take the trail on the right side of the road. Continue following it, even when it comes close to the road. It will take you right to the dam. |  |
| Trail shortcuts: Waypoints Destination Maps/Aerial Photos | |
| Trailhead | ||
| Tibble Fork TH | 
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| Trailhead Elevation: 6365 ft Trailhead Outhouse: Yes Distance from Fee Station: 6.9 miles |
Area: American Fork Canyon Area Location: East on Timpanogos Hwy (SR92), exit 284 in Utah County Area Fee: $6 Dogs Allowed: Yes |
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| Notes: One of American Forks reservoir lakes. This was once a meadow (Tibble Fork Flat) that had a railroad terminus and a mining community of several thousand people. How times have changed, now its an ATV/snowmobile terminus with several thousand recreationists. | ||
| Destination | ||
| Silver Flat Reservoir | 
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| Elevation: 7550 | AKA: Silver Lake Flat Reservoir Feature: Lake |
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| Notes: The Lake is surrounded mountain spires in every direction. It is beautiful any time of year. If you go in the winter months there will be no cars there, just a few snowmobiles. | ||
| Location and Maps |
| Latitude: 40.504038 Longitude: -111.657145
WasatchHiker Map (shows trails) |
