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| harbor | Hiked from south end  Date Climbed: Jan 28, 2012 | |
| 2.5 hour total from near the Payson dump up an old ATV trail and ridge hike to the peak and back down. The only problem with hiking from this area is how many people out shooting on every little dirt road around the base of this mountain. The gunshots were relentless from start to finish. Note: The road on the N. end of the mountain was iced over. If you are wanting to hike this in the winter, I'd suggest the S. end. | |
| Posted Jan 28, 2012 9:41 pm | ||
| Dean | Winter in May visit Date Climbed: May 30, 2011 | |
| Ken Jones was visiting and wanted to hike up this one despite the snow and winter like feel (cold winds) It was slick and we slid a lot coming downhill but the clouds departed when we reached the top and we had great views in all directions. Strange to have this kind of weather so late in the spring. Several inches of snow on the summit. | |
| Posted May 30, 2011 11:39 pm | ||
| Scott | West | |
| Several years ago I climbed this peak with some high school friends while looking for caves on the mountain. | |
| Posted Jan 20, 2011 11:16 pm | ||
| Scott Wesemann | Sunday Morning workout Date Climbed: Mar 28, 2010 | |
| I took my 1 year old dog on her first summit hike this morning. Woke up early and started the hike a about 15 min before sunrise. Went up the SE Ridge and it is one steep motha. There is only one or two switchbacks up to the ridge, and your calves with definitely feel it. We were on top in just over an hour and enjoyed the fantastic views in every direction. This is a great workout hike and fun if you only have a few hours. Total time was about 2 hours. 8/26/10- Sunrise on top. The best one in 2010 so far. The HUGE spiders with webs across the trail were a bit sketchy though. Biggest I have seen in Utah in a long time. | |
| Posted Mar 28, 2010 1:12 pm | ||
| aprovance | A Great Afternoon Hike! Date Climbed: Oct 4, 2009 | |
| A spur of the moment decision, I decided to do a solo hike up to West Mountain. A great hike. About 5.4 miles roundtrip from the antennae peak. Up to the true summit at the triangulation station and back in an hour and a half. Unfortunately, the low cloud ceiling made it hard to have any good views of the Wasatch. West Mountain is actually a lot bigger and more complex than I thought. I love the rolling foothills leading to the summit! | |
| Posted Oct 4, 2009 6:58 pm | ||
| ericwillhite | Awesome kids hike! Date Climbed: May 22, 2008 | |
| Drove up road to towers, continued on old 4WD road south until I hit a very, very steep bump on the ridgeline. Parked at base. Map of route and lots of pictures at http://www.willhiteweb.com/utah_lake/west_mountain_099.htm | |
| Posted Oct 2, 2009 8:48 pm | ||
| Kadee | Steep Date Climbed: May 20, 2007 | |
| Steep peak. Fun hike and good views. | |
| Posted Nov 18, 2008 4:13 pm | ||
| Dean | South east side Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2008 | |
| Instead of going up the ATV track, I thought it'd be cute to go up cross country. Well, it might have been cute but it wasn't smart as I spent a lot of extra time sidehilling some steep slopes. I took the ATV road back down and actually enjoyed it (comparison to going up). This was my second visit but my first visit was via the road to the middle towers without going to the real highpoint which I came back to correct. A nice hike close to Provo but the ATV road going up the first hill is mighty steep, how do they get those machines up that one? Hot for a september day. Saw no one else. | |
| Posted Sep 29, 2008 9:54 pm | ||
| Tracy | hiked over from the north peak Date Climbed: Nov 2, 1985 | |
| I hiked this one with Lori (my future wife) from the end of the road that terminates at the towers on the north peak. Beautiful autumn weather. | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2008 1:09 am | ||
| vanman798 | Good Exercise Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2008 | |
| Scrambled up the south end of the mountain to the highest peak then wandered over to the north end, and back again. Round trip took just over 3.5 hours. | |
| Posted Sep 12, 2008 4:36 pm | ||
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