Timpanogos Cave National Monument

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Timpanogos Cave National Monument is a United States National Monument protecting the Timpanogos Cave Historic District and a cave system on Mount Timpanogos in American Fork Canyon in the Wasatch Range, near Highland, Utah, in the United States. The site is managed by the National Park Service. The 1.5-mile trail to the cave is steep, gaining close to 1,000 feet, but paved and fairly wide, making the caves accessible to most. The three caves of the system, one of which is specifically called Timpanogos Cave, are only viewable on guided tours when the monument is open, usually from May through September depending on snow conditions and funding. There is the standard tour going through the cave system, and an Introduction to Caving tour which teaches Leave No Trace caving and goes further into Hansen Cave. ()

Alternative names: Created: 14 October 1922Visitors per year: 97 thous.Elevation: 6296 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°26'25"N, 111°42'36"W

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Timpanogos Cave National Monument – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple, Emerald Lake, Mount Timpanogos, American Fork Amphitheater.

4.6 miSW
Temple, Vernacular architecture
Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple, American Fork
117 min walk • The Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple is the 49th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The temple is located in American Fork, Utah and is the second temple built in Utah County and the ninth in Utah.
4.9 miSE
Natural attraction, Lake, Vernacular architecture
Emerald Lake, Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
126 min walk • Emerald Lake is a small proglacial lake near the summit of Mount Timpanogos in the middle of the Mount Timpanogos Wilderness in the Wasatch Range in northeastern Utah County, Utah, United States.
5.1 miSE
Tall mountain with hiking and wildlife
Mount Timpanogos, Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
131 min walk • 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 above sea level in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
4.7 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
American Fork Amphitheater, American Fork
121 min walk • The Utah State Training School Amphitheater and Wall, is an amphitheater and boundary wall in northwest American Fork, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
1.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Vernacular architecture
American Fork Canyon, Wasatch–Cache National Forest
34 min walk • American Fork Canyon is a canyon in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, United States. The canyon is famous for the Timpanogos Cave National Monument, which resides on its south side.
5 miSE
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Timpanogos Glacier, Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
129 min walk • Timpanogos Glacier is a rock glacier located on Mount Timpanogos in the Wasatch Range within the Mount Timpanogos Wilderness in northeastern Utah County, Utah, United States, and is the last known glacier in Utah.
5.6 miS
City hall, Greek Revival architecture, Vernacular architecture
Pleasant Grove Town Hall, Pleasant Grove
143 min walk • The Pleasant Grove Town Hall is a historic former city hall in Pleasant Grove, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
5.4 miS
Church
Pleasant Grove Tithing Office, Pleasant Grove
139 min walk • The Pleasant Grove Tithing Office at 7 South 300 East in Pleasant Grove, Utah was built c.1908. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
4.8 miS
Greek Revival architecture
Peter Axel Johnson House, Pleasant Grove
122 min walk • The Peter Axel Johnson House at 1075 N. 100 East in Pleasant Grove, Utah was built in 1876. It includes both Greek Revival architecture and Scandinavian pair-house architecture. The house is a one and half story stone house. It was built by Peter Axel Johnson, a Mormon who emigrated from Sweden.
4.9 miS
Vernacular architecture
Fugal Blacksmith Shop, Pleasant Grove
126 min walk • The Fugal Blacksmith Shop is a structure in Pleasant Grove, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
5.3 miSW
Tudor Revival architecture
Henry & Elizabeth Parker Chipman House, American Fork
135 min walk • Henry & Elizabeth Parker Chipman House on E. 300 N. in American Fork, Utah was built in 1897. It has also been known as the James E. & Eliza C. Peters House. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. The listing included two contributing buildings.