Mount Olympus

Mount Olympus Wilderness, UT

Trip info

Distance7.2 mi
Elevation gain4,200 ft
Route typeOut & back
Duration4 hr
CruxClass 3
Quality5/10

Peaks bagged

1
Mount Olympus
9,026 ft / Prom. 385 ft

Trip report

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