Mount Olympus Wildcat Ridge Wasatch Mountains - Salt
Lake City, Utah
Neffs Canyon Meadow: 8,000' 2.75 miles one way Elevation
gain: 2450'
Although we didn't see it, Neffs Canyon is home to one
of the deepest caves in America. Neffs Canyon Cave: 1,165 feet deep, the deepest
cave in Utah, #10 in the US.
The meadow was filled with bugs, none of
them seemed to bite me but Rafael said they bit him. I inhaled or swallowed at
least 6.
Are there any glaciers on Mt Olympus? I heard there are but can find no information about any.
emily
ohio
2010-03-04
umm where the flip am i supposed to find information about these stupid things
Lewis
sslc
2009-08-22
robert, the canyon to the right is nicer in july, cooler in the summer, the main canyon is pretty hot/sun so early or evening is better that way, spring time is the best a lot more water in the canyon, spring melt-off, then goes almost dry in midsummer
lewis
salt lake city
2009-07-02
anyone know anything about who built the "secret camp"?
Lewis
slc
2009-04-04
to find the neff's cave, I went up the main trail, and I kept taking to the right, and up, on every fork I came to, several times, this might have been the time I ended up camping out somewhere (back in the 70s), but not sure, then came back down, following an upper dry streambed, and bumped into the cave, it is in the only time I can find it, you might want to try a USGS survey map, or sumtin, not sure why anyone would want to find that "fool's cave," read about it, you need national forest service permission to go into it, and you had best be a very experienced spelunker(s) with full gear, lights, ropes, belay experience, my guess is a dead body or two in the bottom of it, it is grated and locked over, as it should be
Lewis
salt lake
2008-09-14
I have found the entrance to neff's canyon cave, about twenty years ago, hiked up the canyon, bushwacking on the way down, like they say, following a stream bed, seems to go around a boulder, but then runs into it, it is grated over, thank's to god, someone might be done enough to go into it, I used to hang that canyon as a young man, lots of hawks, then, all gone now, seen a loon bird in the winter, cougar tracks, sadly a buddy shot a bobcat up there, had the skin, asshole
Darel Neilson
2007-07-14
My son Daniel & I climbed the North peak about 7 years ago. We used the regular route up Mt. O unti9l the trail climbs South our of Tolcate Canyon. We then turned North and followed the ridge to the top. I would also like to know where the entrance to the cave is. There was a complete description of the climb by Harold Goodro as he mapped the cave. The total depth was never reached because of water. This article was in a publication called Utah Sports Ink, a rather short lived publication. I kept a copy for years but have misplaced it somewhere. Oh, Well!! Darel Neilson
Gene Leavitt
Kearns UT
2007-03-28
I will go hiking there again after the snow melts!
Kyle
Holliday, Utah
2007-01-04
those are some cool pics. i just hiked up to the meadow last night for the first time. just wondering have you ever found the entrance to neff's cave
Bianca
São Paulo
2006-12-19
Eu gostaria de rever fotos da cidade de Nephi em Utah
Ian M Williams
Holladay, Utah
2006-12-04
I used one of your pictures on "myspace". which is weird. anyway, im in your area, lets go hiking. Electronic mail me. -zIan
Blaine
SLC Ut
2006-01-29
Excellent photos. In one of your photos you said that you had never met anyone who had been to the North Peak of Mt. Olympus. Your photo shows some of the colours that run down it's north side. One of the most enjoyable semi-mountainering hikes is to hike or climb up the face of Mount Olympus starting at the snowfield on the left and then making your way up to the north peak. Do this in the spring when the snow is gone from the face. Then to come down you can glisade or slide down the north side that your photo shows. Some like to ski it. Make sure you take an ice ax so you can control your speed and for hiking up the snow field at the beggining. If you ever need more details just email.
CHRIS pOND
salt lake
2005-10-15
Cool pics. I ski up there quite a bit.
robert
hlldy-utah
2005-05-04
Iwill be going up neffs in july , any suggestions?,,,,,,,,,,,oh by the way the photos are wonderful : )