Box Elder Peak From Granite Flats

Box elder peak is located in the wasatch range south of the little cottonwood canyon alpine ridge and north of mt.

Box elder peak from granite flats.

Start from granite flats campground near tibble fork. Because the summit is over 11k it is a popular hike among peak baggers. The peak is over shadowed by timpanogos as well as nearby lone peak and the pfeifferhorn but it still offers outstanding views of these and many other surrounding peaks. Box elder peak via deer creek dry creek trail is a 10 2 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near alpine utah that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as difficult.

Dogs are also able to use this trail. Timpanogos and lone peak it dominates the ridgeline above and to the north of american fork canyon. Witnesses saw the small plane a 1975 fixed wing single engine cessna 172m go down friday morning and officials located the wreckage in the area of box elder peak above the granite flats. Earlier cannon told gephardt daily the crash site was in the box elder peak area above the granite flats campground.

This trail is unsanctioned use at your own risk. Climbs over the summit of box elder peak. This is going to be where you ll see the fewest people most who climb box elder peak do so from the east granite flats. Box elder peak 11 101 ft is the large well known peak in between mt.

This is a mix of well maintained trail and dry creek beds the name kinda gives it away. Utah county emergency crews responded to a fatal airplane crash in american fork canyon friday morning. Four people died in the crash. According to the utah county sheriff s office the plane went down near box elder peak.

Meghan thackery deseret news.