Mt. Nebo

The trailhead to Mt. Nebo, from the northeast.

Kelly resting, with Mt. Nebo in the background.

Mt. Nebo

Me on summit of North Peak, which is directly north of Nebo.

Mt. Nebo from the summit of North Peak.

Kelly making a call from the top of North Peak.

View from Wolf Pass up towards a false peak.

The true Nebo from the false peak.

Kelly getting close to summit of Nebo.

Me near summit of Mt. Nebo.

The SUMMIT of Mt. Nebo. 11,928 feet, with Middle Nebo and South Nebo in the background.

Us of on the summit of Mt. Nebo.

The odd place to keep the summit register. We found a notebook and pen inside, and signed our names.

Clouds were gathering and we needed to not be lightning rods on top of Nebo.

But they looked pretty cool against a dark blue sky.

Black and white version.

Mona, UT from top of Mt. Nebo.

View northward from Nebo, Mt. Timpanogos is under the clouds a little bit right of center.

Deseret Peak and Flat Top Mountain off in the distance to the northwest.

still on the top.

Cool rock formations on the way back down.

Me coming back down. (I'm not in focus but you can see the trail).

Kelly and I drove south from Salem, UT for more than 20 miles through a winding canyon to get to the trailhead. We started at about 8am. We climbed up North Peak, since it was pretty much on the way to Mt. Nebo. We slid down the backside of North Peak through loose scree to Wolf Pass, and then climbed a very steep section to a false peak, then traversed across a knife-edge ridge to the northern most and highest peak of Nebo. The forecast said it was going to be partly cloudly, and it was. But the closer we got to afternoon, the closer the clouds got to us, and the darker they got. There was some rain to the east, but we made it down just in time. As we were approaching the car at the end of our hike, we looked back up to see dark clouds and rain all around the peak we were just at 3 hours before. Nice hike, about 9-10 miles total with about 4000 feet of elevation gain. And I learned the importance of eating a good breakfast before long hikes. I didn't eat very much for breakfast and I was really running on fumes on the way back.