Mount Nebo is really a long ridge running roughly north and south along the Wasatch Front. The two summits are really almost indistinguishable from the remaining portions of the ridge.This photo was taken from around the 9000-foot level so the elevation difference between where I am standing and the top of the mountain is not that great. Unfortunately, to climb the mountain you have to go down a few thousand feet before you can start up the trail. The trail is roughly half the length of the trail up Mount Timpanogos. On Mount Nebo, the elevation gain is about 4160 feet and the trail is about 9 miles. The Mount Timpanogos Trails are about 15 to 17 miles and have an elevation gain of 4668 feet. Notwithstanding the shorter distance, the Mount Nebo trail is considered more strenuous.
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