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.

This is a mix of well maintained trail and dry creek beds the name kinda gives it away. Timpanogos and lone peak it dominates the ridgeline above and to the north of american fork canyon. 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. Start from granite flats campground near tibble fork.

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. Meghan thackery deseret news. 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.

Utah county emergency crews responded to a fatal airplane crash in american fork canyon friday morning. Dogs are also able to use this trail. Cannon said the craft is a small plane but the make and the model have not. According to the utah county sheriff s office the plane went down near box elder peak.

Four people died in the crash. Search and rescue personal survey an airplane that crashed above the granite flat campground in the box elder peak area of american fork canyon on friday july 3 2020. 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. Climbs over the summit of box elder peak.

Because the summit is over 11k it is a popular hike among peak baggers.