Mount Nebo North Peak

Uinta National Forest, UT Southern Wasatch + Wasatch Plateau

Trip stats

Distance
6.1 mi
Net Gain
2,200 ft
Time
3-5 hrs
YDS Rating
Class 1
Route
Out/Back
Peaks
1

Ratings out of 10

Effort
3.5/10
Personality
4/10
Beauty
6/10
Solitude
2.6/10
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Peaks on this hike

Summits listed in route order

  1. North Peak
    11,174′ elevation · 534′ prominence

Route map + Trailhead

Trailhead Coordinates

39.848457, -111.722201

The directions link below drops a pin on the trailhead coordinates and lets Google Maps pick the route. If the drive has rough roads or access issues that GPS nav might get wrong, I cover that in my trip report.

Trip report

Aug 15, 2018 — I wanted to do a big Mount Nebo range traverse and ciricle back to make it a big loop, but I wasn't sure how doable it would be, so I did some scouting and summitted this minor summit along the ridge, North Peak. The trail used to access North Peak is the standard route to reach Mount Nebo's summit. There's a nice trail the entire way to the just below the summit of North Peak, where you then need to leave the trail to hit the true summit. There's enough of a social trail that reahing the summit should be pretty straightforward, though of course it becomes a bit of a steeper hike after leaving the official trail. There's a great view of Mt. Nebo from North Peak's summit. I went back a couple weeks later and did the Mount Nebo Traverse, using the Nebo Bench Trail.

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Photos

17 photos

  1. Starting from the trailhead, you can see North Peak of Mt. Nebo.
  2. You pretty much just follow the ridge the whole way up.
  3. Looking back the way I came.
  4. Trail switchbacks up on the right side of this basin.
  5. Looking back down the small basin.
  6. Almost at the ridge.
  7. Follow the ridge to North Peak. Mt. Nebo pops up on the right.
  8. Looking back down the route I came up. Trailhead is somewhere on the right down there.
  9. Continuing up the ridge. The trail doesn't follow the ridge after a certain point and you need to find a social trail to the summit.
  10. Along a social trail to the summit of North Peak.
  11. Looking back down the ridge, just below the summit.
  12. Mt. Nebo North Peak summit, looking toward Mt. Nebo. I'll get up there soon when I have more time!

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