{"id":4957,"date":"2018-06-08T00:06:59","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T00:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/little-finland-in-gold-butte-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-09-22T15:46:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T15:46:49","slug":"tushar-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/tushar-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"Tushar Mountains Road Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-4957\" data-postid=\"4957\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-4957 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_czmr811 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_3hh7812 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_xtee812    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"zoomIn\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>You\u2019re probably thinking right now, where are the Tushar Mountains?\u00a0 The Tushar Mountains are the third highest mountain range in Utah and are located about 100 miles northeast of St. George, just east of the town of Beaver, along I-15.<\/strong>\u00a0 Of the several high peaks within the Tushar range, Delano Peak is the highest at 12,174 feet.\u00a0 The name \u201cTushar\u201d comes from an ancient Indian or Hindu word meaning \u201csnow\u201d, something that the Tushar\u2019s get a lot of.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_n94k813 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_j8yh813 image-top rounded drop-shadow  tf_mw wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInRightBig\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n     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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ScrollDown-200x75.png\" width=\"200\" height=\"75\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2366\" title=\"ScrollDown\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ScrollDown-200x75.png 200w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ScrollDown.png 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_84z3814   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Trip Specs<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_87ze811 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_87dq815 first\">\n                    <!-- module callout -->\n<div  class=\"module ui module-callout tb_x0rn815 button-right yellow  rounded shadow wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <div class=\"callout-inner\">\n    <div class=\"callout-content tf_left\">\n        <h3 class=\"callout-heading\">Length<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n            About 30 miles one-way\n(from I-70 to SR 153)        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/callout-content -->\n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/callout-content -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module callout -->\n<!-- module callout -->\n<div  class=\"module ui module-callout tb_7k46815 button-right yellow  rounded shadow wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <div class=\"callout-inner\">\n    <div class=\"callout-content tf_left\">\n        <h3 class=\"callout-heading\">Attractions<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n            <ul>\n<li>High alpine scenery<\/li>\n<li>Colorful mountains<\/li>\n<li>Historic gold mining areas<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding views<\/li>\n<li>Green meadows<\/li>\n<li>Healthy &#038; dense pine forests<\/li>\n<\/ul>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/callout-content -->\n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/callout-content -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module callout -->\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_dpgc815 last\">\n                    <!-- module callout -->\n<div  class=\"module ui module-callout tb_4pbe815 button-right yellow  rounded shadow wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <div class=\"callout-inner\">\n    <div class=\"callout-content tf_left\">\n        <h3 class=\"callout-heading\">Difficulty<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n            <ul>\n<li>4WD, high clearance vehicle<\/li>\n<li>Potential for mud &#038; snow early in season<\/li>\n<li>Steep climbs &#038; descents<\/li>\n<li>Falling rock in roads possible<\/li>\n<li>Remote area<\/li>\n<li>No cell phone reception<\/li>\n<\/ul>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/callout-content -->\n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/callout-content -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module callout -->\n<!-- module callout -->\n<div  class=\"module ui module-callout tb_kgzt816 button-right yellow  rounded shadow wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <div class=\"callout-inner\">\n    <div class=\"callout-content tf_left\">\n        <h3 class=\"callout-heading\">Elevation Gain<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n            <ul>\n<li>6,000 feet at I-70<\/li>\n<li>11,400 feet at summit<\/li>\n<li>Total of 5,400 in 22 miles<\/li>\n<\/ul>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/callout-content -->\n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/callout-content -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module callout -->\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_uaqm811 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_1wzj816 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_podt816   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>About our Trip<\/h3><p>Touring through these mountains was, for us, reminiscent of the colorful Rocky Mountains of southwestern Colorado (the San Juan\u2019s).\u00a0 There is a distinctive timberline and some of the mountain tops have a yellow hue to them.\u00a0 As we passed through these higher elevations, we really got the feeling of being in the San Juan\u2019s.\u00a0 One big difference, though, is that the San Juan\u2019s were heavily mined for gold and silver which means that there were many ghost towns and ruins left behind.\u00a0 Not so for the Tushar\u2019s.\u00a0 There were only a handful of mining operations here.<\/p><p>Our tour through the Tushar Mountains starts on their north side, off of I-70, at the exit for the Fremont State Park and Museum.\u00a0 The route we\u2019ll take is about 30 miles long, which doesn\u2019t seem like it would take much time, but it took us most of the day.\u00a0 That\u2019s because the road is slow-going and we stopped to look at the sites along the way.\u00a0 The road is all dirt and should be driven using a high-clearance 4WD vehicle or an ATV\/OHV.\u00a0<\/p><p>As mentioned, the Tushar\u2019s receive a lot of snow so you shouldn\u2019t attempt this trip until after July 1 and before September 15 (unless you like to tackle snow and mud).\u00a0 Our tour ends just a few miles south of the Eagle Point Ski Resort which is a good place to spend the night.\u00a0 That\u2019s what we did so that we could continue our exploration of the Tushar\u2019s the next day.\u00a0 Be aware that, unless you camp, there aren\u2019t a lot of choices for places to stay or eat.<\/p><h3>Fremont State Park<\/h3><p>If you have a spare hour or two, stop in and visit the Fremont State Park.\u00a0 There are numerous petroglyph panels and Native American artifacts that were all discovered during the construction of the I-70 freeway.\u00a0 The museum is a great resource for information about the Fremont People that used to live here.<\/p><p>If you do visit here and still plan on taking our Tushar Mountain road trip route, then\u00a0think about limiting your stay to no more than an hour or two because our trip will take a good chunk of the day.\u00a0 We actually made a separate trip to the State Park so that we can spend more time taking in all the sites.\u00a0 There is a lot of different sites to see here and all are different.\u00a0 One can easily spend a half day or more walking all of the well-maintained trails and seeing all of the rock-art sites.<\/p><h3>Start of our Road Trip<\/h3><p>Let\u2019s start our trip.\u00a0 After taking exit 17 off I-70, head a short distance west and then turn left onto road 113.\u00a0 <strong><em>Reset your odometer here<\/em><\/strong> and follow along to the places of interest mentioned below.\u00a0 After passing underneath the high bridges of I-70, up a narrow canyon and through a dense pine tree forest, you\u2019ll encounter the remains of an old gold mining area known as Kimberly.<\/p><p>One thing to be on the lookout during this trip is ATVs or OHVs.\u00a0 These smaller vehicles are common on the various roads through the Tushars and move much faster than larger vehicles.\u00a0 The popular Paiute ATV Trail runs along sections of the roads this trip follows.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll see the Paiute Trail symbol on many signs along the way.\u00a0 The trail is a 245 mile-long loop.<b><\/b><\/p><h3>Kimberly<\/h3><p>Kimberly is reached in just over 7 miles.\u00a0 This small area prospered from 1890 until 1909.\u00a0 There was a Lower Kimberly and an Upper Kimberly.\u00a0 The town was split into these two sections because of the limited space on the steep slopes of the mountains.\u00a0 At the bottom of canyon was the mining operations, such as the large mill that used to be here.<\/p><p>Mining began in 1890 but the boom years were from 1901-08.\u00a0 Some 500 people lived in upper and lower Kimberly during those boom years.\u00a0 Spread across the steep mountainside were many homes, three general stores, three saloons, two hotels and several other businesses.\u00a0 Surprisingly, today there is no evidence that any type of town existed.\u00a0 The only remaining structure today is a metal mining building that is visible from the road and on private property.<\/p><p>Butch Cassidy and his Wild Bunch were seen frequently here.\u00a0 Cassidy grew up nearby (in Beaver and Circleville) and he knew many of the people living in Kimberly.\u00a0 This is probably the reason why there were never any holdups or company payrolls stolen in Kimberly.<\/p><p>Kimberly also had several well-known brothels.\u00a0 The town had several murders occur along with the usual amount of drunken brawls that any mining town of that era experienced.\u00a0 Supposedly, Kimberly had the strongest jail in the entire State of Utah.<\/p><p>Winters were harsh but that didn\u2019t stop those persistent miners from going after the riches they had their sights set on.\u00a0 Kimberly sat at an elevation of 8,500 feet and the Tushar Mountains are famous for their accumulations of snow.<\/p><p>Mining began again in the 1930s when a new vein was discovered.\u00a0 The vein played out in 1938 and most people left after that.\u00a0 The buildings were either moved away or were left for the brutal weather, which didn&#8217;t take long to rip the old buildings apart.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module gallery -->\n<div  class=\"module gallery module-gallery tb_woma816 layout-grid  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <h3 class=\"module-title\">Historical pictures of Kimberly - click to view<\/h3><div class=\"module-gallery-grid\" style=\"--gald:3;--galt:3;--galm:3\">\n            <dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n            <dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\n            <a data-title=\"\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly2.png\" data-rel=\"tb_woma816\" class=\"themify_lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1350\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly2.png\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-4973\" title=\"TusharKimberly2\" alt=\"TusharKimberly2\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly2.png 1350w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly2-300x178.png 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly2-768x455.png 768w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly2-1024x607.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/><\/a>            <\/dt>\n                    <\/dl>\n            <dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n            <dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\n            <a data-title=\"\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly3.png\" data-rel=\"tb_woma816\" class=\"themify_lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1350\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly3.png\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-4972\" title=\"TusharKimberly3\" alt=\"TusharKimberly3\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly3.png 1350w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly3-300x178.png 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly3-768x455.png 768w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly3-1024x607.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/><\/a>            <\/dt>\n                    <\/dl>\n            <dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n            <dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\n            <a data-title=\"\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly4.png\" data-rel=\"tb_woma816\" class=\"themify_lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1350\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly4.png\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-4971\" title=\"TusharKimberly4\" alt=\"TusharKimberly4\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly4.png 1350w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly4-300x178.png 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly4-768x455.png 768w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly4-1024x607.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/><\/a>            <\/dt>\n                    <\/dl>\n            <dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n            <dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\n            <a data-title=\"\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly5.png\" data-rel=\"tb_woma816\" class=\"themify_lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1350\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly5.png\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-4970\" title=\"TusharKimberly5\" alt=\"TusharKimberly5\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly5.png 1350w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly5-300x178.png 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly5-768x455.png 768w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly5-1024x607.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/><\/a>            <\/dt>\n                    <\/dl>\n            <dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n            <dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\n            <a data-title=\"\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly1.png\" data-rel=\"tb_woma816\" class=\"themify_lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1350\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly1.png\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-4969\" title=\"TusharKimberly1\" alt=\"TusharKimberly1\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly1.png 1350w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly1-300x178.png 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly1-768x455.png 768w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharKimberly1-1024x607.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/><\/a>            <\/dt>\n                    <\/dl>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module gallery --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2tf3816   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Winkler Point<\/h3><p>Continuing\u00a0up road 113, at 10.1 miles you\u2019ll reach Winkler Point.\u00a0 This viewpoint offers views into the vast Great Basin Desert to the west.\u00a0 It is one of several great viewpoints along this trip.\u00a0 On a clear day, you can see Wheeler Peak (inside Great Basin National Park in Nevada) which is 100 miles away.\u00a0 Make sure to stop here and take in the views into the wide open spaces.<\/p><p>Winkler Point was named after Ernest Winkler (1877-1936).\u00a0 He was the supervisor of the Fishlake National Forest, which the Tushars are located in, from 1913 to 1916.<\/p><h3>Silver King Mine<\/h3><p>At 11.6 miles, you\u2019ll arrive at the small mining camp of the Silver King Mine.\u00a0 Ironically, more gold was extracted here than silver.\u00a0 Locals have done a great job of preserving this camp and there is more to see here than at Kimberly.\u00a0 A brochure is available at the parking area that explains what to see along the quarter-mile interpretative trail.\u00a0 The couple that operated this mine lived at this site starting in 1897 and worked the site for several years.<\/p><p>A local historical group from nearby Marysvale built up and maintains this site.\u00a0 They&#8217;ve done a great job of building the\u00a0interpretative trail and bringing back its former life after the previous miners left the property.<\/p><p>The mine was claimed by Brigham &#8220;Brig&#8221; Daniel Darger and he named it &#8220;Silver King&#8221; in 1894.\u00a0 \u00a0Him and his new bride moved to the property after they were married in 1897.\u00a0 They lived in the two-story cabin you see today &#8211; they lived downstairs and 6 to 10 hired miners lived upstairs.\u00a0 Brig and his wife went on to have 10 children, so that cabin was well used!\u00a0 The caved in tunnel seen along the trail was\u00a0a 1,000 foot adit dug into the mountain to extract the ore.<\/p><p>After Brig passed away in 1932 and the mine continued to be worked well into the 1950s.\u00a0 Other than the artifacts that the historical group worked at restoring, just like Kimberly, no other old buildings or ruins remain.<\/p><h3>Road Junction<\/h3><p>At 14.5 miles, you will come to a road intersection.\u00a0 Continuing on road 113, to the left, takes you down to the town of Marysvale.\u00a0 <em>Reset your odometer<\/em>, then turn right here, onto road 123, as we continue our trip through the Tushar\u2019s.<\/p><p>The road now begins to climb into the heart of the Tushar\u2019s.\u00a0 It first passes along the steep side of 11,690-foot-high Gold Mountain.\u00a0 The road ascends through the timberline and passes alongside the rugged and even more steep 12,137-foot-high Mt. Balknap at about 5 miles.\u00a0 Looking below the road offers views of meadows and big valleys in the distance.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ohs7816   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Pictures<\/h3><p>Below are some pictures of what you will see along the way.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><div  class=\"module themify_builder_slider_wrap tf_clearfix module-slider tb_pz6m817  slider-caption-overlay  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"themify_builder_slider tf_carousel tf_swiper-container tf_rel tf_overflow\" data-lazy=\"1\"        data-visible=\"1\"\n        data-tab-visible=\"\"\n        data-mob-visible=\"\"\n        data-scroll=\"1\"\n                            data-auto=\"4000\"\n            data-controller=\"0\"\n                data-pause_hover=\"1\"\n        data-speed=\"normal\"\n        data-wrapvar=\"1\"\n        data-slider_nav=\"1\"\n  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data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr1-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-4949\" title=\"Beginning of road trip at I-70\" alt=\"Beginning of road trip at I-70\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr1.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr1-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n                        \n                                                    <div>Beginning of road trip at I-70<\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>                     <div class=\"tf_swiper-slide\" style=\"content-visibility:hidden\">            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"tf_rel tf_lazy slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='800'%20height='450'%20viewBox=%270%200%20800%20450%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#52697b 25%,#28517f 25% 50%,#3b5576 50% 75%,#3f565e 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#505e4f 25%,#162218 25% 50%,#56634f 50% 75%,#586949 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#586341 25%,#657246 25% 50%,#aab154 50% 75%,#3b4334 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#dacbc6 25%,#405127 25% 50%,#c3b4b1 50% 75%,#818d45 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr2-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-post-image wp-image-4950\" title=\"TusharSldr6\" alt=\"Kimberly mining area\" data-tf-srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr2.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr2-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr2-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr2-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-4950\" title=\"TusharSldr6\" alt=\"Kimberly mining area\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr2.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr2-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n                        \n                                                    <div>Approaching Kimberly mining area<\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>                     <div class=\"tf_swiper-slide\" style=\"content-visibility:hidden\">            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"tf_rel tf_lazy slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='800'%20height='450'%20viewBox=%270%200%20800%20450%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#eaeaea 25%,#c4c4c4 25% 50%,#c1c1c1 50% 75%,#cbcbcb 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#727272 25%,#1f1f1f 25% 50%,#7f7f7f 50% 75%,#2b2b2b 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#3e3e3e 25%,#656565 25% 50%,#2e2e2e 50% 75%,#606060 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#929292 25%,#5e5e5e 25% 50%,#4b4b4b 50% 75%,#7b7b7b 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr3-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-post-image wp-image-4951\" title=\"TusharSldr3\" alt=\"Remains of Kimberly in 1930s\" data-tf-srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr3.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr3-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr3-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr3-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-4951\" title=\"TusharSldr3\" alt=\"Remains of Kimberly in 1930s\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr3.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr3-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n                        \n                                                    <div>Remains of Kimberly in 1930s<\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>                     <div class=\"tf_swiper-slide\" style=\"content-visibility:hidden\">            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"tf_rel tf_lazy slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='800'%20height='450'%20viewBox=%270%200%20800%20450%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ca8743 25%,#a36f40 25% 50%,#45301b 50% 75%,#676654 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f9dcbe 25%,#1b222c 25% 50%,#1a1708 50% 75%,#646462 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#3b2e1d 25%,#62626c 25% 50%,#5a6a81 50% 75%,#95836f 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#b9c8dd 25%,#504b45 25% 50%,#677389 50% 75%,#313737 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr4-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-post-image wp-image-4952\" title=\"TusharSldr4\" alt=\"Inside the cabin at the Silver King Mine\" data-tf-srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr4.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr4-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr4-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr4-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-4952\" title=\"TusharSldr4\" alt=\"Inside the cabin at the Silver King Mine\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr4.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr4-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr4-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n                        \n                                                    <div>Inside the cabin at the Silver King Mine<\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>                     <div class=\"tf_swiper-slide\" style=\"content-visibility:hidden\">            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"tf_rel tf_lazy slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='800'%20height='450'%20viewBox=%270%200%20800%20450%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#1f3145 25%,#556c7a 25% 50%,#487383 50% 75%,#1e303a 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#2d3b3c 25%,#2c3e40 25% 50%,#1f3936 50% 75%,#273133 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#3a483b 25%,#486912 25% 50%,#848780 50% 75%,#2e3b43 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#516739 25%,#23371c 25% 50%,#9a9498 50% 75%,#987a00 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr5-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-post-image wp-image-4953\" title=\"TusharSldr5\" alt=\"Heading higher into the Tushars\" data-tf-srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr5.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr5-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr5-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr5-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-4953\" title=\"TusharSldr5\" alt=\"Heading higher into the Tushars\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr5.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr5-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr5-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n                        \n                                                    <div>Heading higher into the Tushars<\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>                     <div class=\"tf_swiper-slide\" style=\"content-visibility:hidden\">            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"tf_rel tf_lazy slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='800'%20height='450'%20viewBox=%270%200%20800%20450%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#5381b2 25%,#004bb0 25% 50%,#c2d5e4 50% 75%,#044194 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#7e6457 25%,#116fb5 25% 50%,#5391ca 50% 75%,#377dc5 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#5c5829 25%,#605327 25% 50%,#cbce8b 50% 75%,#4c3400 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#95682f 25%,#b89960 25% 50%,#ab8850 50% 75%,#714b1e 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr6-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-post-image wp-image-4954\" title=\"TusharSldr6\" alt=\"The colorful mountaintops of the Tushars\" data-tf-srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr6.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr6-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr6-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr6-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-4954\" title=\"TusharSldr6\" alt=\"The colorful mountaintops of the Tushars\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr6.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr6-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr6-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n                        \n                                                    <div>The colorful mountaintops of the Tushars<\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>                     <div class=\"tf_swiper-slide\" style=\"content-visibility:hidden\">            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"tf_rel tf_lazy slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='800'%20height='450'%20viewBox=%270%200%20800%20450%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#32a6bf 25%,#a4bcc8 25% 50%,#b3c4cb 50% 75%,#ccdce9 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#3a3f45 25%,#736c52 25% 50%,#685841 50% 75%,#d3c3a2 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#736a31 25%,#6f6f25 25% 50%,#7e7532 50% 75%,#614f4b 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#907971 25%,#6f662d 25% 50%,#a29175 50% 75%,#9c9453 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr7-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-post-image wp-image-4955\" title=\"TusharSldr7\" alt=\"The summit at 11,400 feet\" data-tf-srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr7.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr7-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr7-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr7-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-4955\" title=\"TusharSldr7\" alt=\"The summit at 11,400 feet\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr7.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr7-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr7-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n                        \n                                                    <div>The summit at 11,400 feet<\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>                     <div class=\"tf_swiper-slide\" style=\"content-visibility:hidden\">            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"tf_rel tf_lazy slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='800'%20height='450'%20viewBox=%270%200%20800%20450%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#008ce1 25%,#81a6c0 25% 50%,#299dd8 50% 75%,#8ac7d9 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#485342 25%,#272f1a 25% 50%,#7c8779 50% 75%,#4f5d50 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#0c1502 25%,#282e20 25% 50%,#6d3420 50% 75%,#88776d 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#717a39 25%,#868a4d 25% 50%,#6e5046 50% 75%,#897069 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr8-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-post-image wp-image-4956\" title=\"TusharSldr8\" alt=\"Big John Flat meadow\" data-tf-srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr8.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr8-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr8-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr8-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-4956\" title=\"TusharSldr8\" alt=\"Big John Flat meadow\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr8.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr8-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr8-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>                                            <\/div>\n                \n              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Balknap with patches of elfenforest in the foreground.<\/p><h3>Summit<\/h3><p>The high-point of our journey is reached at 8 miles.\u00a0 The elevation here is just over 11,400 feet!\u00a0 Stopping here will give you an incredible view in all directions, including\u00a0the three tall peaks that make up the Tushar\u2019s, as well as distant views of valleys and other mountain ranges looking to the south, including the large valley that the towns of Parowan and Cedar City sit in and also the Pine Valley Mountains near St. George, just over 90 miles away.\u00a0 You can also see the ski runs of Eagle Point Resort just over 4 miles away.<\/p><p>You wouldn&#8217;t guess it, but looking straight as the road goes down and then a little to the left, the highest pointed hill on the left of the road, which is just less than 2 miles away, is the tallest peak in the Tushar&#8217;s.\u00a0 This is\u00a0Delano Peak at 12,174 feet.\u00a0 It doesn&#8217;t look impressive from this angle, but it sure is in the wintertime when one is driving northbound on I-15 south of Beaver.<\/p><p>A sign here mentions that a herd of White Mountain goats (not bighorn sheep) live here.\u00a0 If you\u2019re lucky, you might see one.\u00a0 Because they are white, they are easy to spot.\u00a0 In the summer, they prefer the ridgeline near Delano Peak.\u00a0 Mountain goats are not originally from Utah.\u00a0 They were brought in from Cascade Range in Washington State in the late 1980s.\u00a0 The herd size is usually around 120 goats.<\/p><p>The small lake you see below is appropriately named Mud Lake.\u00a0 The road passes right by it on the way down and is worth a stop for a closer look.<\/p><h3>The Descent<\/h3><p>And now for the descent.\u00a0 Road 123 passes by more alpine scenery and meadows as it descends very steeply.\u00a0 Make sure your brakes are in good working order and try downshifting your vehicle to lessen the stress on your brakes.<\/p><p>At about 12 miles, you will arrive at the large meadows of Big John Flat.\u00a0 This is a popular camping spot for people that enjoy the outdoors and it\u2019s often a staging ground for those who enjoy exploring the Tushar\u2019s with ATVs and horses.\u00a0 When we passed by here in August, the meadows were very green and patches were covered with yellow flowers.<\/p><p>Road 123 ends at SR 153.\u00a0 Turning right takes you down to Beaver and I-15.\u00a0 Turning left takes you to Eagle Point Resort which has limited accommodations during the summer months.\u00a0 We enjoyed staying here in a one-bedroom condo and ate dinner at their restaurant.\u00a0 Eagle Point rents out all types of condos that include kitchens and living areas and can cater to group vacations.\u00a0 The resort and the Tushar\u2019s in general are a great place to escape the summer heat and is far, far away from the buzz of any populated area.\u00a0 You can easily spend several days here exploring the roads, hiking trails and enjoy the tranquility of this remote mountain range.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module maps pro -->\n<div  id=\"tb_1vta818\" class=\"module module-maps-pro tb_1vta818  tf_lazy\" data-map-provider=\"google\" data-zoom=\"10\" data-type=\"ROADMAP\" data-address=\"38.434767, -112.393777\" data-scrollwheel=\"1\" data-draggable=\"enable\" data-disable_map_ui=\"\" data-polyline=\"\" data-geodesic=\"\" data-polylineStroke=\"2\" data-polylineColor=\"\" data-trigger=\"\" data-cluster=\"\" data-mapid=\"\" data-legacymarkers=\"\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"maps-pro-canvas-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"maps-pro-canvas\" style=\"width:100%;height:400px\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<template>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-address=\"38.571213, -112.351526\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/icon-jeep.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTrip starts here at the I-70 exit #17\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-address=\"38.497474, -112.395546\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/icon-jeep.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFirst view of the site of Kimberly\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-address=\"38.486441, -112.396415\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/icon-jeep.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSite of Upper Kimberly\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-address=\"38.493246, -112.381311\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/icon-jeep.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWinkler Point\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-address=\"38.481240, -112.371307\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/icon-jeep.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSilver King Mine\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-address=\"38.466614, -112.349597\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/icon-jeep.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRoad junction.  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where are the Tushar Mountains?\u00a0 The Tushar Mountains are the third highest mountain range in Utah and are located about 100 miles northeast of St. George, just east of the town of Beaver, along I-15.<\/strong>\u00a0 Of the several high peaks within the Tushar range, Delano Peak is the highest at 12,174 feet.\u00a0 The name \u201cTushar\u201d comes from an ancient Indian or Hindu word meaning \u201csnow\u201d, something that the Tushar\u2019s get a lot of.<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharMtns.jpg\" title=\"TusharMtns\" alt=\"\">\n<img src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ScrollDown-200x75.png\" width=\"200\" height=\"75\" title=\"ScrollDown\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ScrollDown-200x75.png 200w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ScrollDown.png 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\n<h3>Trip Specs<\/h3>\n<h3>Length<\/h3> About 30 miles one-way (from I-70 to SR 153)\n<h3>Attractions<\/h3> <ul> <li>High alpine scenery<\/li> <li>Colorful mountains<\/li> <li>Historic gold mining areas<\/li> <li>Outstanding views<\/li> <li>Green meadows<\/li> <li>Healthy & dense pine forests<\/li> <\/ul>\n<h3>Difficulty<\/h3> <ul> <li>4WD, high clearance vehicle<\/li> <li>Potential for mud & snow early in season<\/li> <li>Steep climbs & descents<\/li> <li>Falling rock in roads possible<\/li> <li>Remote area<\/li> <li>No cell phone reception<\/li> <\/ul>\n<h3>Elevation Gain<\/h3> <ul> <li>6,000 feet at I-70<\/li> <li>11,400 feet at summit<\/li> <li>Total of 5,400 in 22 miles<\/li> <\/ul>\n<h3>About our Trip<\/h3><p>Touring through these mountains was, for us, reminiscent of the colorful Rocky Mountains of southwestern Colorado (the San Juan\u2019s).\u00a0 There is a distinctive timberline and some of the mountain tops have a yellow hue to them.\u00a0 As we passed through these higher elevations, we really got the feeling of being in the San Juan\u2019s.\u00a0 One big difference, though, is that the San Juan\u2019s were heavily mined for gold and silver which means that there were many ghost towns and ruins left behind.\u00a0 Not so for the Tushar\u2019s.\u00a0 There were only a handful of mining operations here.<\/p><p>Our tour through the Tushar Mountains starts on their north side, off of I-70, at the exit for the Fremont State Park and Museum.\u00a0 The route we\u2019ll take is about 30 miles long, which doesn\u2019t seem like it would take much time, but it took us most of the day.\u00a0 That\u2019s because the road is slow-going and we stopped to look at the sites along the way.\u00a0 The road is all dirt and should be driven using a high-clearance 4WD vehicle or an ATV\/OHV.\u00a0<\/p><p>As mentioned, the Tushar\u2019s receive a lot of snow so you shouldn\u2019t attempt this trip until after July 1 and before September 15 (unless you like to tackle snow and mud).\u00a0 Our tour ends just a few miles south of the Eagle Point Ski Resort which is a good place to spend the night.\u00a0 That\u2019s what we did so that we could continue our exploration of the Tushar\u2019s the next day.\u00a0 Be aware that, unless you camp, there aren\u2019t a lot of choices for places to stay or eat.<\/p><h3>Fremont State Park<\/h3><p>If you have a spare hour or two, stop in and visit the Fremont State Park.\u00a0 There are numerous petroglyph panels and Native American artifacts that were all discovered during the construction of the I-70 freeway.\u00a0 The museum is a great resource for information about the Fremont People that used to live here.<\/p><p>If you do visit here and still plan on taking our Tushar Mountain road trip route, then\u00a0think about limiting your stay to no more than an hour or two because our trip will take a good chunk of the day.\u00a0 We actually made a separate trip to the State Park so that we can spend more time taking in all the sites.\u00a0 There is a lot of different sites to see here and all are different.\u00a0 One can easily spend a half day or more walking all of the well-maintained trails and seeing all of the rock-art sites.<\/p><h3>Start of our Road Trip<\/h3><p>Let\u2019s start our trip.\u00a0 After taking exit 17 off I-70, head a short distance west and then turn left onto road 113.\u00a0 <strong><em>Reset your odometer here<\/em><\/strong> and follow along to the places of interest mentioned below.\u00a0 After passing underneath the high bridges of I-70, up a narrow canyon and through a dense pine tree forest, you\u2019ll encounter the remains of an old gold mining area known as Kimberly.<\/p><p>One thing to be on the lookout during this trip is ATVs or OHVs.\u00a0 These smaller vehicles are common on the various roads through the Tushars and move much faster than larger vehicles.\u00a0 The popular Paiute ATV Trail runs along sections of the roads this trip follows.\u00a0 You'll see the Paiute Trail symbol on many signs along the way.\u00a0 The trail is a 245 mile-long loop.<b><\/b><\/p><h3>Kimberly<\/h3><p>Kimberly is reached in just over 7 miles.\u00a0 This small area prospered from 1890 until 1909.\u00a0 There was a Lower Kimberly and an Upper Kimberly.\u00a0 The town was split into these two sections because of the limited space on the steep slopes of the mountains.\u00a0 At the bottom of canyon was the mining operations, such as the large mill that used to be here.<\/p><p>Mining began in 1890 but the boom years were from 1901-08.\u00a0 Some 500 people lived in upper and lower Kimberly during those boom years.\u00a0 Spread across the steep mountainside were many homes, three general stores, three saloons, two hotels and several other businesses.\u00a0 Surprisingly, today there is no evidence that any type of town existed.\u00a0 The only remaining structure today is a metal mining building that is visible from the road and on private property.<\/p><p>Butch Cassidy and his Wild Bunch were seen frequently here.\u00a0 Cassidy grew up nearby (in Beaver and Circleville) and he knew many of the people living in Kimberly.\u00a0 This is probably the reason why there were never any holdups or company payrolls stolen in Kimberly.<\/p><p>Kimberly also had several well-known brothels.\u00a0 The town had several murders occur along with the usual amount of drunken brawls that any mining town of that era experienced.\u00a0 Supposedly, Kimberly had the strongest jail in the entire State of Utah.<\/p><p>Winters were harsh but that didn\u2019t stop those persistent miners from going after the riches they had their sights set on.\u00a0 Kimberly sat at an elevation of 8,500 feet and the Tushar Mountains are famous for their accumulations of snow.<\/p><p>Mining began again in the 1930s when a new vein was discovered.\u00a0 The vein played out in 1938 and most people left after that.\u00a0 The buildings were either moved away or were left for the brutal weather, which didn't take long to rip the old buildings apart.<\/p>\n<h3>Historical pictures of Kimberly - click to view<\/h3>[gallery ids=\"4973,4972,4971,4970,4969\"]\n<h3>Winkler Point<\/h3><p>Continuing\u00a0up road 113, at 10.1 miles you\u2019ll reach Winkler Point.\u00a0 This viewpoint offers views into the vast Great Basin Desert to the west.\u00a0 It is one of several great viewpoints along this trip.\u00a0 On a clear day, you can see Wheeler Peak (inside Great Basin National Park in Nevada) which is 100 miles away.\u00a0 Make sure to stop here and take in the views into the wide open spaces.<\/p><p>Winkler Point was named after Ernest Winkler (1877-1936).\u00a0 He was the supervisor of the Fishlake National Forest, which the Tushars are located in, from 1913 to 1916.<\/p><h3>Silver King Mine<\/h3><p>At 11.6 miles, you\u2019ll arrive at the small mining camp of the Silver King Mine.\u00a0 Ironically, more gold was extracted here than silver.\u00a0 Locals have done a great job of preserving this camp and there is more to see here than at Kimberly.\u00a0 A brochure is available at the parking area that explains what to see along the quarter-mile interpretative trail.\u00a0 The couple that operated this mine lived at this site starting in 1897 and worked the site for several years.<\/p><p>A local historical group from nearby Marysvale built up and maintains this site.\u00a0 They've done a great job of building the\u00a0interpretative trail and bringing back its former life after the previous miners left the property.<\/p><p>The mine was claimed by Brigham \"Brig\" Daniel Darger and he named it \"Silver King\" in 1894.\u00a0 \u00a0Him and his new bride moved to the property after they were married in 1897.\u00a0 They lived in the two-story cabin you see today - they lived downstairs and 6 to 10 hired miners lived upstairs.\u00a0 Brig and his wife went on to have 10 children, so that cabin was well used!\u00a0 The caved in tunnel seen along the trail was\u00a0a 1,000 foot adit dug into the mountain to extract the ore.<\/p><p>After Brig passed away in 1932 and the mine continued to be worked well into the 1950s.\u00a0 Other than the artifacts that the historical group worked at restoring, just like Kimberly, no other old buildings or ruins remain.<\/p><h3>Road Junction<\/h3><p>At 14.5 miles, you will come to a road intersection.\u00a0 Continuing on road 113, to the left, takes you down to the town of Marysvale.\u00a0 <em>Reset your odometer<\/em>, then turn right here, onto road 123, as we continue our trip through the Tushar\u2019s.<\/p><p>The road now begins to climb into the heart of the Tushar\u2019s.\u00a0 It first passes along the steep side of 11,690-foot-high Gold Mountain.\u00a0 The road ascends through the timberline and passes alongside the rugged and even more steep 12,137-foot-high Mt. Balknap at about 5 miles.\u00a0 Looking below the road offers views of meadows and big valleys in the distance.<\/p>\n<h3>Pictures<\/h3><p>Below are some pictures of what you will see along the way.<\/p>\n<img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='800'%20height='450'%20viewBox=%270%200%20800%20450%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#4e9bdf 25%,#458ed3 25% 50%,#6f99c3 50% 75%,#aab7c8 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#2b2b2d 25%,#37516a 25% 50%,#384043 50% 75%,#4f5529 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#a49a90 25%,#6a602f 25% 50%,#7a825d 50% 75%,#816623 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#756f6f 25%,#96918e 25% 50%,#7b726d 50% 75%,#978a82 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr1-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" title=\"Beginning of road trip at I-70\" alt=\"Beginning of road trip at I-70\" data-tf-srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr1.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr1-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr1-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr1-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" title=\"Beginning of road trip at I-70\" alt=\"Beginning of road trip at I-70\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr1.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr1-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript> Beginning of road trip at I-70 <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='800'%20height='450'%20viewBox=%270%200%20800%20450%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#52697b 25%,#28517f 25% 50%,#3b5576 50% 75%,#3f565e 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#505e4f 25%,#162218 25% 50%,#56634f 50% 75%,#586949 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#586341 25%,#657246 25% 50%,#aab154 50% 75%,#3b4334 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#dacbc6 25%,#405127 25% 50%,#c3b4b1 50% 75%,#818d45 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr2-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" title=\"TusharSldr6\" alt=\"Kimberly mining area\" data-tf-srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr2.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr2-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr2-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr2-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" title=\"TusharSldr6\" alt=\"Kimberly mining area\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr2.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr2-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript> Approaching Kimberly mining area <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='800'%20height='450'%20viewBox=%270%200%20800%20450%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#eaeaea 25%,#c4c4c4 25% 50%,#c1c1c1 50% 75%,#cbcbcb 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#727272 25%,#1f1f1f 25% 50%,#7f7f7f 50% 75%,#2b2b2b 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#3e3e3e 25%,#656565 25% 50%,#2e2e2e 50% 75%,#606060 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#929292 25%,#5e5e5e 25% 50%,#4b4b4b 50% 75%,#7b7b7b 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr3-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" title=\"TusharSldr3\" alt=\"Remains of Kimberly in 1930s\" data-tf-srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr3.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr3-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr3-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr3-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" title=\"TusharSldr3\" alt=\"Remains of Kimberly in 1930s\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr3.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr3-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript> Remains of Kimberly in 1930s <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='800'%20height='450'%20viewBox=%270%200%20800%20450%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ca8743 25%,#a36f40 25% 50%,#45301b 50% 75%,#676654 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f9dcbe 25%,#1b222c 25% 50%,#1a1708 50% 75%,#646462 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#3b2e1d 25%,#62626c 25% 50%,#5a6a81 50% 75%,#95836f 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#b9c8dd 25%,#504b45 25% 50%,#677389 50% 75%,#313737 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr4-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" title=\"TusharSldr4\" alt=\"Inside the cabin at the Silver King Mine\" data-tf-srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr4.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr4-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr4-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr4-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" title=\"TusharSldr4\" alt=\"Inside the cabin at the Silver King Mine\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr4.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr4-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr4-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript> Inside the cabin at the Silver King Mine <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='800'%20height='450'%20viewBox=%270%200%20800%20450%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#1f3145 25%,#556c7a 25% 50%,#487383 50% 75%,#1e303a 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#2d3b3c 25%,#2c3e40 25% 50%,#1f3936 50% 75%,#273133 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#3a483b 25%,#486912 25% 50%,#848780 50% 75%,#2e3b43 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#516739 25%,#23371c 25% 50%,#9a9498 50% 75%,#987a00 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr5-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" title=\"TusharSldr5\" alt=\"Heading higher into the Tushars\" data-tf-srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr5.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr5-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr5-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr5-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" title=\"TusharSldr5\" alt=\"Heading higher into the Tushars\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr5.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr5-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr5-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript> Heading higher into the Tushars <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='800'%20height='450'%20viewBox=%270%200%20800%20450%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#5381b2 25%,#004bb0 25% 50%,#c2d5e4 50% 75%,#044194 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#7e6457 25%,#116fb5 25% 50%,#5391ca 50% 75%,#377dc5 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#5c5829 25%,#605327 25% 50%,#cbce8b 50% 75%,#4c3400 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#95682f 25%,#b89960 25% 50%,#ab8850 50% 75%,#714b1e 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr6-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" title=\"TusharSldr6\" alt=\"The colorful mountaintops of the Tushars\" data-tf-srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr6.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr6-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr6-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr6-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" title=\"TusharSldr6\" alt=\"The colorful mountaintops of the Tushars\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr6.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr6-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr6-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript> The colorful mountaintops of the Tushars <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='800'%20height='450'%20viewBox=%270%200%20800%20450%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#32a6bf 25%,#a4bcc8 25% 50%,#b3c4cb 50% 75%,#ccdce9 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#3a3f45 25%,#736c52 25% 50%,#685841 50% 75%,#d3c3a2 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#736a31 25%,#6f6f25 25% 50%,#7e7532 50% 75%,#614f4b 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#907971 25%,#6f662d 25% 50%,#a29175 50% 75%,#9c9453 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr7-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" title=\"TusharSldr7\" alt=\"The summit at 11,400 feet\" data-tf-srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr7.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr7-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr7-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr7-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" title=\"TusharSldr7\" alt=\"The summit at 11,400 feet\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr7.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr7-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr7-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript> The summit at 11,400 feet <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='800'%20height='450'%20viewBox=%270%200%20800%20450%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#008ce1 25%,#81a6c0 25% 50%,#299dd8 50% 75%,#8ac7d9 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#485342 25%,#272f1a 25% 50%,#7c8779 50% 75%,#4f5d50 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#0c1502 25%,#282e20 25% 50%,#6d3420 50% 75%,#88776d 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#717a39 25%,#868a4d 25% 50%,#6e5046 50% 75%,#897069 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr8-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" title=\"TusharSldr8\" alt=\"Big John Flat meadow\" data-tf-srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr8.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr8-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr8-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr8-800x450.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" title=\"TusharSldr8\" alt=\"Big John Flat meadow\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr8.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr8-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/TusharSldr8-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript> Big John Flat meadow\n<p> <ins style=\"display: inline-block; width: 300px; height: 250px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9021992350535116\" data-ad-slot=\"0571485898\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p> <ins style=\"display: inline-block; width: 300px; height: 250px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9021992350535116\" data-ad-slot=\"0571485898\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<h2>ADVERTISING SPACE AVAILABLE<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: right;\">.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Advertise on our website!<\/strong>\u00a0 For more information, please <a href=\"mailto:cliff@backroadswest.com?subject=Blog advertising inquiry\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">We can provide website visitation statistics and advertising rates.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0<\/p><hr \/>\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Lz0qqXGoetQ[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Make sure to watch video in full screen mode and HD 1080p\u00a0quality!<\/em><\/p> <hr \/>\n<h3>\"Elfenwood\" Forest<\/h3><p>At around 6.5 miles, you will notice the increasing number of stunted pine trees.\u00a0 Some people call this an elfenwood forest.\u00a0 The trees are shaped by the prevailing winds and only have branches on the downwind side.\u00a0 The elevation here is also close to timber line, which is where trees can no longer live because of the thinner air, which hinders their growth.<\/p><p>A good collection of these trees can be visited at 7.1 miles.\u00a0 Hop over the small wooden barrier on the right side of the road.\u00a0 This area also offers great views of both colorful Mt.\u00a0Balknap and Mt. Baldy.<\/p><p>A little further down the road you will spot more of the stunted trees.\u00a0 At one point, at around 7.5 miles, there is a beautiful view on the left of Mt. Balknap with patches of elfenforest in the foreground.<\/p><h3>Summit<\/h3><p>The high-point of our journey is reached at 8 miles.\u00a0 The elevation here is just over 11,400 feet!\u00a0 Stopping here will give you an incredible view in all directions, including\u00a0the three tall peaks that make up the Tushar\u2019s, as well as distant views of valleys and other mountain ranges looking to the south, including the large valley that the towns of Parowan and Cedar City sit in and also the Pine Valley Mountains near St. George, just over 90 miles away.\u00a0 You can also see the ski runs of Eagle Point Resort just over 4 miles away.<\/p><p>You wouldn't guess it, but looking straight as the road goes down and then a little to the left, the highest pointed hill on the left of the road, which is just less than 2 miles away, is the tallest peak in the Tushar's.\u00a0 This is\u00a0Delano Peak at 12,174 feet.\u00a0 It doesn't look impressive from this angle, but it sure is in the wintertime when one is driving northbound on I-15 south of Beaver.<\/p><p>A sign here mentions that a herd of White Mountain goats (not bighorn sheep) live here.\u00a0 If you\u2019re lucky, you might see one.\u00a0 Because they are white, they are easy to spot.\u00a0 In the summer, they prefer the ridgeline near Delano Peak.\u00a0 Mountain goats are not originally from Utah.\u00a0 They were brought in from Cascade Range in Washington State in the late 1980s.\u00a0 The herd size is usually around 120 goats.<\/p><p>The small lake you see below is appropriately named Mud Lake.\u00a0 The road passes right by it on the way down and is worth a stop for a closer look.<\/p><h3>The Descent<\/h3><p>And now for the descent.\u00a0 Road 123 passes by more alpine scenery and meadows as it descends very steeply.\u00a0 Make sure your brakes are in good working order and try downshifting your vehicle to lessen the stress on your brakes.<\/p><p>At about 12 miles, you will arrive at the large meadows of Big John Flat.\u00a0 This is a popular camping spot for people that enjoy the outdoors and it\u2019s often a staging ground for those who enjoy exploring the Tushar\u2019s with ATVs and horses.\u00a0 When we passed by here in August, the meadows were very green and patches were covered with yellow flowers.<\/p><p>Road 123 ends at SR 153.\u00a0 Turning right takes you down to Beaver and I-15.\u00a0 Turning left takes you to Eagle Point Resort which has limited accommodations during the summer months.\u00a0 We enjoyed staying here in a one-bedroom condo and ate dinner at their restaurant.\u00a0 Eagle Point rents out all types of condos that include kitchens and living areas and can cater to group vacations.\u00a0 The resort and the Tushar\u2019s in general are a great place to escape the summer heat and is far, far away from the buzz of any populated area.\u00a0 You can easily spend several days here exploring the roads, hiking trails and enjoy the tranquility of this remote mountain range.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<template> Trip starts here at the I-70 exit #17 First view of the site of Kimberly Site of Upper Kimberly Winkler Point Silver King Mine Road junction. 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