Mount Timpanogos

Mount Timpanogos
Mt. Timpanogos from Provo
Highest point
Elevation	11,753 ft (3,582 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	5,269 ft (1,606 m)[1]
Listing	US most prominent peaks 106th
Coordinates	40°23′27″N 111°38′45″W / 40.390838842°N 111.645947125°W / 40.390838842; -111.645947125[2]
Geography
Mount Timpanogos Location in Utah
Location	Utah County, Utah, U.S.
Parent range	Wasatch Range
Topo map	USGS Timpanogos

Mount Timpanogos, often referred to as Timp, is the second-highest mountain in Utah's Wasatch Range. Timpanogos rises to an elevation of 11,752 ft (3,582 m) above sea level in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. With 5,270 ft (1,610 m) of topographic prominence, Timpanogos is the 47th-most prominent mountain in the contiguous United States.^[3]

The mountain towers about 7,000 ft (2,100 m) over Utah Valley, including the cities of Lehi, Provo, Orem, Pleasant Grove, American Fork, Lindon and others. The exposed massif of the mountain is made up entirely of limestone and dolomite from the Pennsylvanian period, and is about 300 million years old. Heavy winter snowfall is characteristic of this portion of the Wasatch Range, and avalanche activity is common in winter and spring. The mountain is also home to Timpanogos Cave National Monument, a series of decorated caves in the north end of the mountain that have guided ranger tours open daily to the public during the warmer months.