A peak is the highest point of a mountain. Local residents call the mountain mass that stretches from Maple canyon to the mouth of Diamond fork Canyon, Maple Mountain. If anyone calls the PEAK Maple Mountain they would be wrong. The whole mass from Maple canyon to Diamond fork Canyon is called Maple Mountain. It is not a mountain as is referred to in your post. Expect lingering snowfields early in the season on north or east facing slopes.Ĥ646 - 8:45 pm - Hasn't voted It is Spanish fork Peak but. The trailhead parking lot is closed to horse trailers from Memorial Day to Labor Day, but outside that window expect parking to be tight, especially during the big game hunting season in October (which, ironically, is some of the best hiking weather of the season. The campground gate closes at about 2200 and doesn't open again until about 0600, so if you forget your cheezits or marshmallows and will need to drive into town for a resupply, be sure you park in the south overflow/group lot outside the gate. After about 1/2 mile make a left (east) on 400 north - follow this up into Maple Canyon.
Next, turn left (east) on 1200 north and follow this for just over a mile and make a right onto Main Street heading south. Turn right on highway 89 and head south for about 1.5 miles. The name is Spanish Fork Peak.)Ĭoming from the north or south, take exit 260 and head east towards the mountains on route 77 (also listed as 400 south) for about 1 mile. Best advice for residents of Mapleton (which exists only because it seceded from Springville in the 1910s, with the blessing of the Utah Supreme Court) is to get over it. USGS, understandably, sided with Goliath. (Some locals refuse to call this mountain Spanish Fork Peak, instead calling it "Maple Mountain" or "Mapleton Mountain." This seems to be borne out of some simmering rivalry between David (Mapleton) and Goliath (Spanish Fork City). This is an historical curiosity, but no one calls it this. The trip is worth it, though, with vistas opening up as you climb past a lake and over the ridge for dramatic views of Utah Valley, Hobble Creek Canyon, and Diamond Fork Canyon.Īn alternate same for the mountain is Sierra Bonita (Spanish for "beautiful mountain"), based on the name that Junipero Serra reputedly gave the mountain on his farthest venture north in the 17th Century. The Maple Canyon trail is wicked steep and rocky, climbing over 4600 feet in 5.5 miles. Both routes involve well over 4,500 feet of vertical climbing. Another lesser-used (and virtualy derelict) trail leads up Sterling Hollow from the south slopes. The most popular route is the trail leading up the Right Fork of Maple Canyon, a well-maintained trail all the way. Sure, it's 1,500 feet lower than Mount Timpanogos or Mount Nebo, but it still rises 5,500 feet above the valley floor and is higher than any peaks in Weber or Davis Counties to the north. Lonely Spanish Fork Peak sits by itself between the Cascade/Provo Peak massif to the north and the Santaquin Peak/Loafer Mountain massif to the south.
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