Y Mountain
Y Mountain rises to 2,611 m in Utah. Mount Timpanogos stands 3,581 m to the north-northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Y Mountain West Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. Provo Canyon Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
Y Mountain is a mountain located directly east of Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, United States. The Slide Canyon, or Y Mountain Trail, leads to a large block Y located 1.06 miles (1.71 km) from a parking area at the mountain's base with an elevation gain of 1,074 feet (327 m). This hillside letter was built over a hundred years ago as the insignia for BYU. For years the trail to the Y has been one of the most hiked trails in Utah Valley and provides a scenic view of Provo and Orem, the rest of the many cities in Utah Valley and Utah Lake. The trail is also regularly used by hikers, bikers, paragliders and hunters to access the backcountry in the Slide Canyon area.
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Wikidata Q8046160, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,611 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Provo Canyon Scenic Byway
- 15.4 mi off the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway, National
- 22.2 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 23.7 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Slide Canyon Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Beaver Dam Overlook · 24 mi
- Utah Lake Overlook · 25 mi
- Santaquin Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Y Mountain West Peak: 0.3 mi
- Kyhv Peak: 1.1 mi
- Peak 8753 ft: 1.1 mi
- Maple Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Lion's Head: 1.5 mi
- The Park at Rock Canyon: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Area of Wymount Terrace: 1.7 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 1.8 mi
- The Quad: 2.3 mi
- Sertoma Park: 2.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 1.7 mi
- Boardman Spring: 2.3 mi
- Hathenbrook Spring: 2.3 mi
- Knight Spring: 2.9 mi
- Cascade Saddle Spring: 3.0 mi
- Gollum's Cave Memoriam: 1.7 mi
- Victory Bell: 2.3 mi
- Provo Indian War Veterans Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Fort Utah: 4.5 mi
- Provo Canyon Guard Quarters: 5.7 mi
- Samuel H. Smith: 2.0 mi
- Matthew 4:18-20: 2.0 mi
- Juno: 2.2 mi
- Temple of Mercury: 2.2 mi
- Maxine: 2.2 mi
- Scera Main Pavilion: 4.7 mi
- Rotary Pavilion: 5.1 mi
- Upper Falls Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Steelworkers Pavilion: 8.5 mi
- Veterans Paviion: 8.6 mi
- Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum: 2.2 mi
- BYU Museum of Art: 2.2 mi
- Museum of Mormon Mexican History: 2.6 mi
- BYU Museum of Paleontology: 2.7 mi
- BYU Museum of Peoples and Cultures: 2.7 mi
- Smith Ditch Falls No.1: 5.0 mi
- Smith Ditch Falls No. 2: 5.1 mi
- Upper Bridal Veil Falls: 5.7 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 5.7 mi
- Upper Falls: 6.1 mi
- The "Y": 0.9 mi
- Splash Summit Water Park: 2.1 mi
- Fat Cats: 2.7 mi
- Rock Garden: 2.9 mi
- Classic Fun Center: 5.3 mi
- McDonald Building Green Space: 2.4 mi
- Cambridge Courts Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- North Park Neighborhood Garden: 3.0 mi
- University Parkway Bridge Xeriscape Garden: 3.5 mi
- Aston Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Hinterlands Climbing Area: 1.7 mi
- Ghost Falls: 4.6 mi
- Black Point: 20.4 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 23.7 mi
- Rock Arch: 5.2 mi
- Diamond Arch: 16.3 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 20.1 mi
- Magnus Arch: 20.5 mi
- Lower Hobble Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- Provo River Delta Restoration Project Area: 6.1 mi
- Corner Canyon: 21.0 mi
- Galena Soónkahni Preserve: 23.6 mi
- Forest City: 18.7 mi
- Thistle: 19.2 mi
- West Portal: 19.9 mi
- Mosida: 20.5 mi
- Vineyard Beach: 9.3 mi
- Lincoln Beach: 13.0 mi
- Saratoga Hot Springs: 16.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Y Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Timpanogos | NNW 347° | 3,581 m | 9.5 mi |
| South Timpanogos | N 350° | 3,573 m | 8.9 mi |
| North Timpanogos | NNW 344° | 3,487 m | 11.5 mi |
| Bomber Peak | NNW 345° | 3,459 m | 10.5 mi |
| The Shoulder | N 350° | 3,402 m | 9.4 mi |
| East Provo Peak | E 101° | 3,366 m | 3.2 mi |
| Provo Peak | ESE 108° | 3,355 m | 2.8 mi |
| Roberts Horn | N 351° | 3,351 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:19 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:21 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 38 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 77 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Provo BYU, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1288351638
Day trips start here
- Provo · 3 mi
- Orem · 5 mi
- American Fork · 13 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 14 mi
- Lehi · 16 mi
- Draper · 23 mi
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