Emerald Lake (Mount Timpanogos Wilderness)
| Emerald Lake | |
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 Emerald Lake below the Timpanogos Glacier, August 2007 | |
  Emerald Lake Location within Utah  Emerald Lake Location within the United States | |
| Location | Mount Timpanogos Wilderness Utah County, Utah, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°23′35″N 111°38′23″W / 40.39306°N 111.63972°W |
| Type | proglacial lake |
| snowmelt and glacial runoff | |
| unnamed stream (a tributary of North Fork Provo River) | |
| Basin countries | United States |
Surface elevation | 10,397 feet (3,169 m) |
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.[1][2]
Description
The lake is northeast of the summit of Mount Timpanogos, at the base of the almost vertical northeast face of the mountain, with an elevation of 10,397 feet (3,169 m).[1][3] The now mostly vanished and completely buried Timpanogos Glacier left behind a terminal moraine which now impounds the lake. The runoff from the rock glacier feeds the lake and colors it blue.[4] The lake is accessible by hiking, the Mount Timpanogos Trail (also known as the Aspen Grove Trail) from Aspen Grove being the fastest way to reach it. The lake is 6.9 miles (11.1 km) from the trailhead,[5] or about two-thirds of the way up to the summit.
During summer weekends the Timpanogos Emergency Response Team (TERT) of the county sheriff's office stations volunteers at a camp near Emerald Lake to assist with emergency incidents that frequently occur on the mountain.[6]
According to some versions of The Legend of Timpanogos, Emerald Lake is the immortalization of Red Eagle, after he fell to his death from the peak of Mount Timpanogos.[7]
See also
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Emerald Lake
- ↑ "MyTopo Maps - Emerald Lake, Utah, USA" (Map). mytopo.com. Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ↑ "Intermountain Region Viewing Area: Intermountain Region Viewing Area". fs.fed.us. United States Forest Service. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ↑ Scott. "100 Years on the Timpanogos Glacier". summitpost.org. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ↑ Arave, Lynn (August 8, 1991). "Timpanogos Peak: 'The Best Hike in Utah'". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ↑ "Timpanogos Emergency Response Team (TERT)". utahcounty.gov. Spanish Fork, Utah: Utah County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ↑ "The Legend of Timpanogos". nps.gov. National Park Service. February 24, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
External links
Media related to Emerald Lake (Utah County, Utah) at Wikimedia Commons