Timpanogos

The Timpanog were a tribe of the Shoshone who live in what today is the Uinta Valley Reservation. They were the most important band of the Shoshone. They have also been referred to as the Timpiavats. Utah Indians are not Ute Indians (those are from Colorado) they are called Snake, or Shoeshone and they are found in the Uinta Valley Reservation. The Ute Indians came from Colorado, and were forced to Utah. They became confused with and referred to as Ute Indians. It is likely that the Timpanogos tribe's first contact with anyone of European descent was Spanish Franciscan missionaries during what is now known as the Dominguez-Escalante Expedition of 1776.

In 1847 they numbered approx. 70,000 their numbers were diminished to approx. 1,200 after Latter-day Saints settled in much of their original territory, the Walker War was just one of the many conflicts with the Mormon militia that caused deaths among them, their population also declined owing to small pox and other diseases introduced by the influx of settlers. Native Americans all over the United States, were affected by the migration of new settlers.

The Timpanog lived on fish, wild game and also on the seeds of wild plants. In the year 2000, the Timpanogos Tribe went to court in Timpanogos Tribe v Conway, asking that Utah's officials be stopped from prosecuting Timpanogos members for hunting and fishing on the Uinta Valley Reservation. The Ute Indian Tribe filed with the State against the Timpanogos Tribe. The Ute Tribe argued that the Timpanogos Tribe were part of them which is in conflict with their prior argument in Ute Tribe v Utah, cv75-408J, the Ute Tribe argued the Timpanogos were no part of them. Judge Bruce Jenkins after hearing argument ruled that the Timpanogos Tribe was a separate entity from the Ute Indian Tribe. In contrast, causing conflicting rulings, Judge Tena Campbell in Timpanogos V Conway ruled that the Timpanogos Tribe merged with the Ute Indian Tribe in 1865. This is an impossible query as the Ute Indian Tribe was born in 1937. Prior to 1937 the several bands of Utes existed separately in the territory of Colorado. They were relocated to Utah by Congress, to the already existing Uinta Valley Reservation, in the 1880's. With conflicting rulings in the courts the Timpanogos people have chosen to present their case to the Interior Department in Washington D.C. and are working to clarify their position.

Mount Timpanogos

Mount Timpanogos comes from the tribe of the Timpanogs. Timpanogos means rock-canyon. The mountain is found in the Wasatch Mountains in American Fork Canyon near American Fork, Utah, in the United States. It is a very popular mountain in Utah for hiking. Timpanogos has many waterfalls, a small glacier, alpine meadows an alpine lake, mountain goats, and also a also the wreckage of an Air Force B-25.

Legends surrounding the mountain vary; but these legends contribute to its tourist attractions as well as the views. There are many Legends of Timpanogos. Twelve versions of the story have been recorded.

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  Mt. Timpanogos

Timpanogos Glacier

Mount Timpanogos has a glacier underneath it. The mountain started out as a glacier but slowly melted away to what we now see as a plain mountain. Parts of the glacier are still seen, but it would take several years or decades for the glacier to be as it was in the beginning. The small leftover glacier is protected under the talus.

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  Timpanogos Glacier

Timpanogos Cave

Timpanogos Cave is one of three caves. The first was founded by a Mormon named Martin Hansen. The original cave was named Hansen Cave but was later changed when the other two caves were found.

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  Heart of Timpanogos