Mount Olympus
Bottom To Top Mileage: 3.75
Round Trip Mileage: 7.5
Round Trip Time: 7 Hours
Up: 4 Hours 30 Minutes
Down: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
Taylorsville Elevation = 4,301 Feet
Elevation Gain: 4,966 + 4,060 = 9,026
Difficulty Rating: Difficult
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- The trailhead parking area was improved October 17, 2020.
- Purple quartzite slabs.
- How you handle the trail's first 100 yards best predicts whether you'll make it to the summit.
- Rattlesnakes appear fairly often, both on the trail and on the lower sections of the summit scramble.
- It's a steep, demanding trail capped by a Class 3 scramble up a rock cliff from the Saddle to the rocky summit.
- No exceptionally difficult or technical movements are required.
- The summit of Mt. Olympus consists of an enormous rockpile of angular quartzite boulders.
- Do not attempt the summit if there is any chance of lightning or rain.
- Descending from the rocky summit is generally more dangerous and more time-consuming than the climb up.
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