Showing posts with label Mine tailings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mine tailings. Show all posts

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Five Mile Pass Old Mine Quarries and Tailings

More landscapes from Five Mile Pass
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

Thursday, November 4, 2010

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.


View 5 mile pass in a larger map
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.