Mount Nebo Wilderness

The centerpiece of the southern portion of this Wilderness, Mount Nebo rises to a majestic 11,928 feet — the highest point in the entire Wasatch Range. The peak looms above a swatch of mountain scenery between Interstate 15 and the Nebo Scenic Loop Byway. Elevation starts at 5,400 feet and climbs through mountain valleys and meadows broken by moderate to steep ridges. The climb takes you through great biological diversity, beginning with a sagebrush-cliffrose association, then mountain brush (oakbrush and mahogany), aspen and white fir, then spruce and alpine fir, until you reach timberline and an alpine zone with primrose, alpine moss, and tundra plants. Bobcats, mule deer, and elk are commonly seen; black bears and mountain lions are more elusive. Wildflowers abound in late spring and summer. There are four Forest Service maintained trails totaling approximately 21 miles in the Wilderness, and several other trails border it and allow access as well.