Five Mile Pass Old Mine Quarries and Tailings

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Old Mine Tailings at Five Mile Pass

Trail next to mine tailings

Open pit mine near Mercur, Utah

Be sure to avoid going into abandoned mines. They are very dangerous. Don't go past fences and stay out of areas that are posted "no trespassing."

Stopped for lunch at Five Mile Pass

Fivemile Pass Flora

Some plants we saw at Five Mile Pass

Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius)

Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany Seeds shining in the Sun

Rubber Rabbitbrush Seeds (Chrysothamnus nauseosus)

Clematis Vine Seeds (Ranunculacaeae) Buttercup Family

Five Mile Pass Staging Area

Staging area on north side of Highway 73.

Staging Area at Fivemile Pass

Large Staging Area at Five Mile Pass
Mount Timpanogos is seen in distance

Vault Toilets at Fivemile Pass Staging Area

November 3 Visit to Five Mile Pass

Panorama at Five Mile Pass. See Mount Timpanogos on the left.

Five Mile Pass is about 10 miles southwest of Cedar Fort, Utah on Highway 73. We went into the hills to the north of the highway. Be sure not to trespass on private property.


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The top marker shows Eagle Hill. We were just south of the old ghost town of Mercur, Utah. We could see an old mine near Mercur, Utah from this overlook. (Pictured in a later post.) The second blue marker shows where we saw a drill rig next to the trail. The third marker is where the old mine tailings were located. (Again pictured in a later post.)

The trails range from easy to very difficult. Many trails follow valleys and some go up and down steep rocky hills. Pick and choose according to your riding ability.

Eagle Hill is over 7,800 feet in elevation. The Staging area is at approximately 5,220 feet elevation.