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| aprovance | via Slide Canyon  Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2009 | |
| Hit the trailhead to the Y at around 1230pm, and reached Apache Flat, and found the old road as described on the page. It was very easy to spot as the foliage was gone. Followed the road for nearly a half a mile as it went west and then turned south. There was a clear trail along the middle of the old road. Once the road ends, there is a game trail for a couple hundred feet, then I just did some routefinding to reach the summit in 2.5 hours. Great views, especially of Provo Peak, Freedom Peak, Shingle Mill, and Cascade. Unfortunately, I did not find the summit register as described by Dean. This is a hike best done in the fall or winter once the underbrush is gone. Roundtrip around 8.5 miles. | |
| Posted Oct 10, 2009 8:27 pm | ||
| ericwillhite | Traverse from Y | |
| Snowshoed over and up after doing Y mountain, great winter climb. Pics at http://www.willhiteweb.com/index_270.htm | |
| Posted Mar 13, 2009 1:00 pm | ||
| Dean | East side bushwhack Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2008 | |
| I left the Y parking lot amid a bunch of others who were heading up for the Y. I was the only one of the bunch that continued on, heading up into Slide Canyon. About halfway up to Bear Flat, two gals passed me as they headed for Y mountain's top. A trail runner who had done Provo Peak earlier ran past me on his way down and one other gent passed me on his way down, mentioning that he had just had knee surgery. Beyond the turn off for Y mountain, I saw no one else the remainder of the day. I obviously missed the "road bed" mentioned on the front page and when I came to a saddle between Maple Mtn and Peak 9001 (aka Lions Head), I just headed "up" into the brush. For almost thousand feet vertical, I fought brush that reminded me of western washington. When I finally topped out, I had some nice views and placed a register not far from the highest spot. If you are crazy enough to do this hike, look for a red top plastic container. It is also a good one not to do solo as I did. To go down, I just reversed the bushwhack but was luckier on the descent as I found some game trails that eased the effort. I was trying to get back down in time to see the UCLA-BYU football game (BYU won 59-0) The bushwhack going up added at least a good hour to my overall effort. Mileage? Probably close to 8 miles and under 4000 feet of elevation gain. This is one I will not want to repeat as the brush is a real pain. I did see some fairly fresh bear scat on the slopes I went up. | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2008 9:52 pm | ||
| vanman798 | From Squaw Peak Trail Date Climbed: Oct 27, 2007 | |
| The "road" that runs between the east side of Maple Mountain and the west side of Provo Peak is called Squaw Peak Trail..... Anyway, we drove up that and parked at the same place one would begin the Provo Peak climb from, only we headed east, skirted up and over the North side of Lions Head and dropped into the flat where the trail from Slate Canyon and our trail cross. From there we bushwhacked due west up to the North East ridge, and then followed that to the peak. Enroute up the ridge, we had to walk in 3 or 4 inches of snow, in which we clear recognized the tracks of a cougar apparently tracking a deer. | |
| Posted Oct 27, 2007 10:19 pm | ||
| peachey | Route climbed: Slate Canyon Date Climbed: May 26, 2007 | |
| Instead of using the Y trail approach, I decided to be adventurous and head up Slate Canyon on the south side of the mountain. I was disappointed that the springs had been tapped and were no longer exposed, but the canyon was very beautiful and green nonetheless. I had to do some crazy bushwacking on the last climb to the summit from the back side. Thank goodness I was wearing pants! Roundtrip was almost 10 miles. It took me 2.5 hours to get to the top, with 4000 ft vertical climb. It took me about 1 hour to jog down. The view from the top is spectacular! I only wish I had had more time to spend up there. | |
| Posted Oct 17, 2007 2:03 pm | ||
| Bruce Christensen | Solo summit with a storm brewing Date Climbed: Apr 18, 2007 | |
| Left the Y trailhead solo a little before 8am with beautiful clear skies. Hiked fast since a storm was forecast for later in the morning. After an hour the clouds had moved in and the wind was picking up. I decided to keep going until the rain got heavy or the storm started thundering. Luckily, the rain didn't come until a couple hours after I was off the mountain. I hiked up Slide Canyon to Bear Meadow (where the big rock is) and then took the trail to Maple Flat. From Maple Flat it was just routefinding to the summit. I followed a rock band a bit above Maple Flat that inclines as it goes south. It offered a good path. As I moved higher the snow got deeper, and I definitely appreciated my gaiters. I didn't stick around long on the summit since the storm was coming. Round-trip GPS stats: 7.22 miles, 3h23m Gear: bit of water, waterproof shell, thermal underwear, gaiters, leather hiking boots. Didn't take an ax. | |
| Posted May 28, 2007 4:45 pm | ||
| Bruce Christensen | Maple Flat Date Climbed: Oct 21, 2006 | |
| I hiked on a whim up to Maple Flat for a bit of exercise. I started around 4pm and made it up by 5:15pm at a pretty quick pace. I planned to just turn around and head back down, but the views were too amazing to leave. The leaves were changing colors and the sun was setting. I spent over an hour at Maple Flat exploring and taking pictures. Some of them are available at http://www.brucec.net/pictures/mapleflat2006/. It got pretty cold as the sun set, and I was glad I brought gloves. I'd definitely recommend doing this hike at sunset at this time of year. It's gorgeous. | |
| Posted May 28, 2007 4:23 pm | ||
| Tracy | Route climbed: Slide canyon Date Climbed: Oct 9, 1987 | |
| I hiked this one solo after exploring the area on earlier outings in the winter and summer. | |
| Posted Feb 21, 2007 7:49 am | ||
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