South Tent Mountain, Sanpete County

[Udink]

South Tent Mountain is a fairly easy high point, but I was out of shape when I hiked it solo back in August 2004. I drove in along Skyline Drive from the north. The drive was long and a little rough, but otherwise not too bad.

I parked at the base of North Tent Mountain, then followed an old road (which has been demolished by the Forest Service) up to the top. After reaching both summits of North Tent Mountain, I hiked over the saddle to South Tent Mountain. From there, I hiked straight down the mountainside and took the most direct route back to Skyline and my vehicle.

Upon reaching my vehicle, I saw that there were some thunderstorms rolling in from the north, and I had no desire to be stuck in the mud on Skyline Drive in my 4x2 Mazda, so I drove south and eventually came out near Joe's Valley.

I've linked to some of the larger pictures below so the page doesn't scroll horizontally.

The old road that used to go up North Tent Mountain


The view west from North Tent


Panorama with North Tent in the foreground, South Tent in the background

In the saddle, looking back toward North Tent


Old surveying relics on South Tent Mountain


Me on South Tent


Panorama, North Tent on the left, South Tent on the right

Topo map with my GPS track

[James_B_Wads2000]

Thanks for the TR Udink, I have added it to the Utah High Pointing Index .

South Tent is a great little hike in a cool part of the state. Those late summer thunder storms can be vicious. That coupled with the clay- covered roads can make for an interesting trip.

James