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Avenue
Twin Peaks / Salt Lake City Utah Pictures
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Avenue
Twin Peaks over look the Avenues and the University of Utah. The
trail begins at Perry’s Hollow Drive 1250 East 640 North in Salt
Lake City. You begin by starting up a jeep track that winds around a
ridge to your first overlook of the city. You can see Mt Vancott
clearly from here, as well as all of the University of Utah, and the
Medical Center. The trail continues up another hill that puts you
directly at the base of the Twin Peaks. Continue to follow the jeep
track along the west side of the twins and this will lead you to a
small saddle, were you may climb to the top of the first Twin. As
you reach the top you can see the Tri-Canyons (Millcreek, Big
Cottonwood, and Little Cottonwood), as well as a nice view of Little
Black Mountain, and City Creek Canyon.
The Panoramic view of the entire valley is just
spectacular. It gives you such a broad perspective of how this was
once one of the largest inland seas in the world. The Indian
Paintbrush, and wild Daisy’s were in full bloom, and the breeze
was soft, and cool as we sat up on the twins and took it all in. You
can literally walk in between these two peaks with just a short
jaunt down one peak and up the other. All
over the side of the Peaks
there were these white snail shells.
I think they
were Cephalopods, an ancient
relative to modern day snails. From the Peaks you may
continue on an old jeep track to Little Black Mountain. This
hike was a lot of fun and I will return here to finish the trail to
Little Black Mountain another day. Our decent was a nice evening
hike out, with the sun setting in the west; the sky grew orange and
red, with the clouds streaming along.
Be
sure to pack a camera, the views from this trail offer a lot of
opportunity for pictures. The trails in the Avenues are dog
friendly, unlike the watershed-protected trails in the south
canyons, so feel free to bring your four legged friends. The Wasatch
range offers so many different terrains for you to explore, don’t
miss any of them. The exercise, the views, and the peacefulness of
the environment up there are so soothing and relaxing. What a nice
place to get away from this crazy world we live in. A quit hike is
about the only way to truly get away from it all and experiencing
these mountains for your self. How lucky we are to have this
beautiful wilderness so close to our city. . . .
Enjoy!
Trail
Stats
Avenue
Foothills- Perrys Hollow Dr.- Downtown Salt Lake City
Distance to Avenue Twin Peaks- 2 miles
Elevation Gain- 1100 feet to 6291 feet
Hiking Time- 1 hour
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