Wasatch Mountains
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mount Olympus Peak - 9,026
Most of the pictures of Salt Lake City with mountains in the
background use Mount Olympus as the Backdrop. It's magnificent
twin quatzite ridges dramaticly folded 90 degrees from where
they once formed, make it a commanding icon from the Salt
Lake Valley.
Mount Olympus is one of the most popular peaks to hike in
Salt Lake. I think it is difficult just because of the steep
grade and the brutal knee hammering that you get coming down.
Today me and the Pug only made it to the saddle overlooking
Heughs Canyon before it got dark, I didn't start until 5:30
pm.
From near the start of the trail looking south toward Lone Peak
Looking south up the colorful dense trees.
Quartzite outcrop from along the trail.
Looking east up to the Mount Olympus Summit.
From here you can see most of the trail thats left including
Blister Hill,
the colorful trees section between the two quartzite ridges.
It looks like it might not be very far from here, but it is,
and it gets much steeper.
Blister Hill, last winter we battled up this slippery slope
and slid down it when we returned.
Today I found the switchback trail up it. Actually, I couldn't
find the steep trail, which is good.
Mount Olympus North and South Peaks,
the light colored quartzite is the South Peak which is the higher
of the two.
Mount Olympus Peak.
Slowly getting closer to Mount Olympus Peak.
Reaching the saddle, is like walking on a "Twilight Zone
Treadmill",
the faster I hiked, the further away it got.
Mount Olympus, the trail looks forbidding, but it isn't that
difficult.
If your sharp, you can map it out.
I stopped on a little ridge south of the saddle.
Looking southeast over Heugh's Canyon toward Alpine Ridge.
Twin Peaks being the highpoint at 11,330'
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