Mount Olympus

Mount Olympus Wilderness, UT

Info

Distance
7.2 mi
Elevation gain
4,200 ft
Route type
Out & back
Duration
4 hr
Crux
Class 3
Quality
5/10

Peaks bagged

1
Mount Olympus9,026 ft / Rise 385 ft

Report

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Mount Olympus Trailhead.
Trip report photo for Mount Olympus
View toward the parking lot from the first switchback along the Mount Olympus Trail.
Trip report photo for Mount Olympus
Trip report photo for Mount Olympus
Trip report photo for Mount Olympus
Trip report photo for Mount Olympus
Entering Tolcats Canyon.
Trip report photo for Mount Olympus
The trail steepens after this creek crossing.
Trip report photo for Mount Olympus
View back down the canyon.
Trip report photo for Mount Olympus
Trip report photo for Mount Olympus
Entering a forested section.
Trip report photo for Mount Olympus
View back.
Trip report photo for Mount Olympus
Approaching a saddle to the south of the summit.
Trip report photo for Mount Olympus
From the saddle, view east into the Mount Olympus Wilderness.
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Continuing up the south face of Mount Olympus.
Trip report photo for Mount Olympus
Trip report photo for Mount Olympus
View back toward the saddle.
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Class 3 section.
Trip report photo for Mount Olympus
Trip report photo for Mount Olympus
Trip report photo for Mount Olympus
View back.
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Final scramble to the summit.
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Mount Olympus summit.
Trip report photo for Mount Olympus
From the summit, view east along Wildcat Ridge. Twins Peaks are visible in the distance (right).
Trip report photo for Mount Olympus
View west toward Salt Lake City.

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