Timpanogos Basin
Timpanogos Basin is a depression in Utah, Southwest and has an elevation of 10,213 feet. Timpanogos Basin is situated nearby to Timpanogos Scenic Area, as well as near the hamlet Aspen Grove.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Timpanogos and Timpanogos Glacier.
Mount Timpanogos
Peak
Photo: Eric Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mount Timpanogos, often referred to as Timp, is the second-highest mountain in Utah's Wasatch Range. Timpanogos rises to an elevation of 11,752 ft above sea level in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
Timpanogos Glacier
Glacier
Timpanogos Glacier is a rock glacier located on Mount Timpanogos in the Wasatch Range within the Mount Timpanogos Wilderness in northeastern Utah County, Utah, United States.
Emerald Lake
Emerald Lake is a small proglacial lake near the summit of Mount Timpanogos in the middle of the Mount Timpanogos Wilderness in the Wasatch Range in northeastern Utah County, Utah, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pleasant Grove and Lindon.
Pleasant Grove
Town
Photo: 2MP, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Pleasant Grove, originally named Battle Creek, is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States, known as "Utah's City of Trees". It is part of the Provo–Orem Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 39,604 as of April of 2025. Pleasant Grove is situated 5 miles southwest of Timpanogos Basin.
Lindon
Village
Photo: Don LaVange, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lindon is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo-Orem metropolitan area. The population was 11,397 at the 2020 census. Lindon is situated 5 miles southwest of Timpanogos Basin.
Cedar Hills
Village
Cedar Hills is a city in north-central Utah County, Utah, United States. The population was 10,019 at the 2020 census, up from 9,796 in 2010. The city began growing rapidly during the 1990s and is located east of Alpine and Highland on the slopes of Mount Timpanogos. Cedar Hills is situated 6 miles west of Timpanogos Basin.
Timpanogos Basin
- Type: Depression with an elevation of 10,213 feet
- Also known as: “Big Hole”
- Category: landform
- Location: Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.39995° or 40° 23′ 60″ northLongitude
-111.6477° or 111° 38′ 52″ westElevation
10,213 feet (3,113 metres)Open location code
85GC99X2+XWGeoNames ID
5783635
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