The trail is primarily used for hiking and is best used from june until october.
Box elder peak from granite flats.
Earlier cannon told gephardt daily the crash site was in the box elder peak area above the granite flats campground.
Box elder peak 11 101 ft is the large well known peak in between mt.
Four people died in the crash.
This trail is unsanctioned use at your own risk.
Witnesses saw the small plane a 1975 fixed wing single engine cessna 172m go down friday morning and officials located the wreckage in the area of box elder peak above the granite flats.
Because the summit is over 11k it is a popular hike among peak baggers.
According to the utah county sheriff s office the plane went down near box elder peak.
This is a mix of well maintained trail and dry creek beds the name kinda gives it away.
Box elder peak via deer creek dry creek trail is a 10 2 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near alpine utah that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as difficult.
Meghan thackery deseret news.
Dogs are also able to use this trail.
Cannon said the craft is a small plane but the make and the model have not.
Climbs over the summit of box elder peak.
This is going to be where you ll see the fewest people most who climb box elder peak do so from the east granite flats.
Box elder peak is located in the wasatch range south of the little cottonwood canyon alpine ridge and north of mt.
Utah county emergency crews responded to a fatal airplane crash in american fork canyon friday morning.
Start from granite flats campground near tibble fork.