{"id":444,"date":"2015-09-09T23:24:09","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T23:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nextstopadventure.com\/?p=444"},"modified":"2017-10-07T21:25:21","modified_gmt":"2017-10-07T21:25:21","slug":"mount-timpanogos-via-timpooneke-trail-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextstopadventure.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/09\/mount-timpanogos-via-timpooneke-trail-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"Mount Timpanogos via Timpooneke Trail [Hike]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mount Timpanogos has been on my bucket list ever since I got into hiking in the Wasatch Range. It’s a popular Utah hike for the locals here. Its elevation is 11,752\u00a0ft. It is the second highest mountain in Utah’s Wasatch Range after Mt. Nebo.<\/p>\n

According to the good ol’ Wikipedia, “the name comes from the Timpanogots<\/a> tribe who lived in the surrounding valleys from AD 1400. The name translates as “rock” (tumpi-<\/i>), and “water mouth” or “canyon” (panogos<\/i>).”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Story time!<\/strong> When I first moved to Utah, Brighton told me about a folklore legend related to this mountain. According to the NPS website<\/a>, this is a condensed version told on the Cave Tours.<\/p>\n

Long, long ago, there were Indians that lived on Timpanogos. Every year they gave a sacrifice to the great god Timpanogos.\u00a0One year it was very dry, and the Indians thought the great god was angry with them.<\/p>\n

The Chief had a young daughter who was very beautiful and of age to be chosen as the sacrifice. All the young girls in the tribe were blindfolded and given an opportunity to choose a pebble from a pottery dish. The chief’s daughter, Utahna, chose the black pebble. It was her fate to go atop the mountain and be the sacrifice.<\/p>\n

All of her tribesmen were sad and they wanted someone else to go instead. But, she bade her friends goodbye and ascended the mountain, winding her way towards the highest peak.<\/p>\n

When she reached the top, she knelt in prayer. Begging for rain, with her arms outstretched, she made her plea to the God of Timpanogos. A handsome young brave had watched her and followed her to the top. “Please do not jump!” Red Eagle said. Utahna thought Red Eagle was the Great God of Timpanogos. He led her to a cave and there they lived for many years. As time went by the two fell in love.<\/p>\n

One day Red Eagle was attacked and injured by a bear. Because he was hurt, Utahna knew he was not the Great God of Timpanogos. She cared for him until he got well, then she left one morning to ascend the mountain and complete her sacrifice.<\/p>\n

When the sun was up, she stretched out her arms and leaped to the crags below. Realizing too late where she had gone, the young warrior found and gathered her broken body in his arms and carried her to the cave. In the cave their two hearts were made into one, as we see in the Great Heart of Timpanogos.<\/p>\n

If you look closely at the mountain, people say you can see an outline of Utahna lying on the top of Mount Timpanogos.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The Specs:
\nTotal Distance: 13-14\u00a0miles (RT)
\nTotal Elevation Gain: About 3500\u00a0ft
\nDog Friendly:\u00a0Yes
\nTrailhead Bathrooms: Yes (and one along the trail with a view!)
\nDifficulty:\u00a0Difficult<\/p>\n

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\nFrom I-15 take the 284 exit and turn left onto UT-92 East. Go 8 miles until you enter the American Fork Canyon and you’ll approach a fee booth.<\/p>\n

The current fees for Alpine Loop are as follows:<\/p>\n