Wasatch MountainsThe forest service has moved the entrance
into Bell's Canyon south and now has it's own parking area.
The hike involves a very rock laden trail.
We bushwhacked up between the Middle Bell Tower and the West
Bell Tower, a very difficult task. We reached the summit of
the West Bell Tower and then climbed down the talus between
the West Bell Tower and the Far West Bell Tower, on the way
down there were 3 dangerous down climbs, not very difficult,
but a mistake could have been a nightmare. We should have
brought a rope and rappel gear.
A massive conglomeration of quartzite and granite.
West Bell Tower and the Middle Bell Tower, Classic Rock Climbing.
The West Bell Tower
Denyse in front of the East Bell Tower.
The West Bell Tower
The Far West Bell Tower. We scrambled down the crevice on the right
of it.
The Middle Bell Tower,
the smooth granite section is home to the classic rock climb,
"Arm and Hammer" III 5.11d which climbs over a long flake
known as "The Zion Curtain".
A huge overhung roof to the west of The Middle Bell Tower.
The giant overhang at the top of The Middle Bell Tower, not yet climbed.
On top of the West Bell Tower looking north into Little Cottonwood Canyon,
here you can see The Coffin, The Sail and The Egg. The Coffin
| The Egg
I LIVE IN LUTZ FL. HAVE BEEN FOR THE PAST 11 YEARS. I MISS UTAH SO MUCH. I WOULD GIVE ANYTHING IF I WERENT STUCK HERE BECAUSE OF OBLIGATIONS. I LOVE THE MOUNTAINS , I LOVE THE SALT LAKE VALLEY/I LOVE UTAH! VERY SAD FLORIDIAN.
kesler
Hackettstown, NJ
2008-12-12
I love bells canyon. I use to hike to Lone peak by way of Bells canyon. Very long hike but well worth it.
Kesler
hackettstown, NJ
2008-12-12
Ignorant mormon bashing comments by Ignorant people. This is a great nature website so lets keep it that way and keep religon out of it.
Stuart sheffield
Cottonwood Heights, UT
2008-11-11
fishing is great up belle canyon - you can try using flys in the evenings. You can catch pretty good sized trout if you go during the right time.
Kyle
utah
2008-04-15
Yeah I am pretty sure mormons are handicapped
Mrs Smith
Salt Lake City Utah
2007-09-19
I would love to know about the fishing also. And can you camp there and what kind of bait to use and what kind of fish are in the res.
Thanks
walkerthomas
belmont mass
2006-07-21
nice pictures!
Louie
Sandy/Utah
2006-07-20
Enough about the "gold plates" you hippies tell me more about fishing in the reservoir
Mark
SLC, UT
2004-08-10
You should do a hike to Upper Bells Reservoir. It consists of hopping from one giant granite slab to the next for hours, but the views are amazing. It was the longest 3 3/4 miles I have ever hiked. Camping at the upper reservoir is nice, and the fishing is amazing. Yeah the golden plates existed!?, and so did Joseph Smith's weed smoking salamander.
Matt Flitton
Roy, UT
2004-06-30
Those vaults contain the church's genealogy records. The golden plates aren't there and no one will shoot you.