Mount Timpanogos Wilderness

Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 1,224 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Timpanogos Wilderness near Mutual Dell, UT. It climbs 1,224 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,979 – 8,636 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.42117, -111.69601
Nearest town Mutual Dell, UT

Directions

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Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 1,224 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 7,979–8,636 ft

Out & Back · Mount Timpanogos Wilderness

Trailhead: 40.42117, -111.69601

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 67°F / low 50° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 450 ftTurn left onto Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail, heading SE.
  10. 2.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 2.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  19. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 67°F50°
Precip1%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity34%
Rained 0.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 67°50°
Sun 61°46° 53%
Mon 56°42° 53%
Tue 66°44°
Wed 73°51°
Thu 70°50° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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