Twin Peaks Wilderness, Salt Lake City

#340 among attractions in Salt Lake City

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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. The Mount Olympus Wilderness is directly north of the Twin Peaks Wilderness and separated by Utah State Route 190. The Lone Peak Wilderness is directly to the south and separated by Utah State Route 210. Elevations in the wilderness range from under 5,000 feet to 11,330 feet on Twin Peaks. ()

Established: 1984 (40 years ago)Coordinates: 40°35'58"N, 111°43'34"W

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Twin Peaks Wilderness – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

5.8 miE
Natural attraction, Hiking trail, Park
Cecret Lake, Salt Lake City
148 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.
2.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Canyon
Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake City
57 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.
4.3 miNE
Natural attraction, Waterfall
Doughnut Falls, Salt Lake City
111 min walk • Doughnut Falls is a waterfall in the Big Cottonwood Canyon near Silver Fork, south of Midvale in Salt Lake County, Utah. Access to Chocolate Falls is from the Mill D Trailhead towards the Jordan Pines picnic area.
5.2 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain, Vernacular architecture
Lone Peak, Salt Lake City
134 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 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain, Vernacular architecture
Pfeifferhorn, Lone Peak Wilderness
119 min walk • 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.
4.9 miNW
40°38'20"N • 111°48'11"W
Old Mill Golf Course, Salt Lake City
125 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
3.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Vernacular architecture
Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake City
89 min walk • Big Cottonwood Canyon is a canyon in the Wasatch Range 12 miles southeast of Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah. The 15-mile-long canyon provides hiking, biking, picnicking, rock-climbing, camping and fishing in the summer.
4.1 miE
Town
Alta, Salt Lake City
106 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.
6.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Dog Lake, Salt Lake City
166 min walk • Dog Lake is a lake in Salt Lake County, Utah located between Millcreek Canyon and Big Cottonwood Canyon. The lake can be accessed by hiking trails from either canyon.
4.3 miNW
Reportedly haunted, Vernacular architecture
Cottonwood Paper Mill, Salt Lake City
111 min walk • The Cottonwood Paper Mill is an abandoned stone structure located at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It was built in 1883 by the Deseret News under the direction of Henry Grow.
2.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Granite Mountain, Salt Lake City
68 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.