Pfeifferhorn, Lone Peak Wilderness

Name: Pfeifferhorn
Address: Lone Peak Wilderness, United States

#1 among attractions in Lone Peak Wilderness

Natural attraction, Top attraction, Mountain, Vernacular architecture

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The Pfeifferhorn is the 11,331 feet triangularly-shaped peak located in the most isolated part of the Lone Peak Wilderness Area of the Wasatch Mountains in northern Utah, United States. This rugged Utah mountain, commonly referred to as the Little Matterhorn, is the fifth-highest peak in the Wasatch Range. The summit can be reached by hiking, though some scrambling is required. There are several technical rock climbing routes with the north ridge being the most popular. This summit also makes an excellent winter mountaineering adventure. ()

Elevation: 11331 ftProminence: 766 ftCoordinates: 40°32'1"N, 111°42'18"W

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Lone Peak Wilderness United States

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Day trips

Pfeifferhorn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cecret Lake, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Lone Peak, Alta.

5.1 miNE
Natural attraction, Hiking trail, Park
Cecret Lake, Salt Lake City
129 min walk • Cecret Lake is a small alpine lake in Albion Basin which is within the town limits of Alta in the U.S. state of Utah. This area is also part of the Wasatch National Forest. Cecret Lake is also a protected watershed for Salt Lake City.
2.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Canyon
Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake City
66 min walk • Little Cottonwood Canyon lies within the Wasatch-Cache National Forest along the eastern side of the Salt Lake Valley, roughly 15 miles from Salt Lake City, Utah. The canyon is part of Granite, a CDP and "Community Council" designated by Salt Lake County.
2.7 miW
Natural attraction, Mountain, Vernacular architecture
Lone Peak, Salt Lake City
70 min walk • Lone Peak, a mountain peak southeast of Salt Lake City, Utah, United States is the center of the Lone Peak Wilderness, established in 1978.
4.7 miNE
Town
Alta, Salt Lake City
120 min walk • Alta is a town in eastern Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 383 at the 2010 census, a slight increase from the 2000 figure of 370.
4.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Granite Mountain, Salt Lake City
105 min walk • Granite Mountain is a mass of solid rock one mile up Little Cottonwood Canyon in the Wasatch Range of Utah, not too far from Salt Lake City, Utah.
5.9 miNW
Romanesque revival architecture
Granite LDS Ward Chapel-Avard Fairbanks Studio
151 min walk • The Granite LDS Ward Chapel-Avard Fairbanks Studio is a historic building in Sandy, Utah. It was built in 1903-1905 as a meeting house for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and designed in the Romanesque Revival architectural style. It was acquired by sculptor Avard T. Fairbanks in 1966, and remodelled as his art studio.
4.2 miN
Nature, Mountain
Twin Peaks, Salt Lake City
109 min walk • Twin Peaks is an American television series, running from 1990 to 1991; and in 2017. Twin Peaks may also refer...
6.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Vernacular architecture
Chad's Gap, Salt Lake City
157 min walk • Chad's Gap is a 120-foot backcountry gap located in the Wasatch Mountains, approximately 0.6 miles northeast of Alta Ski Area, in northern Utah, United States.
4.8 miNE
Sport venue, Sport, Vernacular architecture
Alta Ski Area, Salt Lake City
124 min walk • Alta is a ski area in the western United States, located in the town of Alta in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, in Salt Lake County.
4.7 miN
Protected area
Twin Peaks Wilderness, Salt Lake City
119 min walk • Twin Peaks Wilderness is a 11,396 acres wilderness area in the Wasatch Range of Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States.