About Altamont Group Campground
Altamont Campground is located along the beautiful Alpine Loop Scenic Byway high in the Wasatch Mountains. The Mount Timpanogos Wilderness Area is adjacent. Visitors enjoy hiking the nearby Timpooneke Trail to the summit of Mount Timpanogos. The campground lies among dense, shady stands of aspen, fir and spruce trees at an elevation of 7,400 feet. Wildlife and summer wildflowers are abundant and autumn leaves put on quite a show. The rough, dirt Timpooneke Road also begins across the road, nearly circumnavigates Mount Timpanogos and offers excellent mountain biking and birding opportunities. The campground sits along the 20-mile paved Alpine Loop Scenic Byway. It passes through alpine canyons, mountain meadows, aspen groves and pine forests, offering breathtaking views of the Wasatch Range.
- Fees: 255 USD / day
- Managed by: USFS - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
- Where: 4 mi northwest of Sundance, UT · 40.43566, -111.63573
- Winter: the road at camp is closed to cars in winter; plan to ride, ski or snowshoe in.
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Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salamander Flat | Horse, Dirt bike | 0.2 mi | 1.9 mi |
| Timpooneke | Horse | 0.3 mi | 5.9 mi |
| Snow Gauging | Horse | 0.4 mi | 1.3 mi |
| Timpooneke-Chris' Flat | Horse, Dirt bike | 0.4 mi | 8.3 mi |
| Equestrian Cg | Horse | 0.4 mi | 0.6 mi |
| Willow Hollow | Horse, Dirt bike | 0.5 mi | 1.3 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is faint and only shows overhead.
Class 5 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 10.7 mi
Water fill-up: 20.8 mi
Propane: 8.9 mi