Mount Olympus - Salt Lake City

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Difficulty: Difficult
Length: 7.0 miles / 11.3 km
Duration: Half day

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Overview: This is a steep, Class 3, climb up 4,000 to the top of a peak with great views over Salt Lake City and the surrounding Wasatch Mountains. You will be surprised at how abruptly you leave the bustling city below and find yourself high in an alpine environment. This is a good peak for budding mountaineers to start with. This Trip is about 7 miles round trip.

Tips: Directions:
To find the trailhead head along Wasatch Blvd to about 0.25 mi north of the Tolcate Hills Road. The trailhead has a big brown sign indicating Mount Olympus.

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Trailhead

Mt. Olympus Trailhead. There is no fee to park here if I remember right. From here just follow the clear trail all the way to the top. It's steep and you'll be climbing over 4,000 feet.

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Mt. Olympus Summit

At 9,026 feet you are now at the top of Mount Olympus. You will have great views down towards Salt Lake City and over the Wasatch Mountains.

View looking south from Mount Olympus Photo

Pictures in this guide taken by: Photo by Cory Maylett @ Wiki Commons, available under a Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License, zielle, martzjr, blr

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