Forgotten Mine Farmington Utah

Forgotten Mine – Farmington Utah
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The Trek Details

The Trek in a snapshot

Location: Farmington Utah – Stead Canyon – Northern Utah
Managing Agency: US Forest Service
Pets: Allowed
Fees: None
Restrooms: None
Camping: Allowed
Trail Condition: Trail is clear at first then you will need to do minor bushwhacking to get to the mine
Distance: 1.5 miles
Time Required: 1-2 hours
Sights: Near vertical mine shaft, Stead Canyon
Best Season: Spring, summer, fall
Water Info: Bring a bottle of water
Parking Elevation: 4805 ft
Summit Elevation: 5200 ft
Elevation Difference: 395 ft

GPS Coordinates

Trailhead: 40° 58.017’N, 111° 52.398’W
Rusted Rock: 40° 58.388’N, 111° 52.205’W

Experience. Discover. Explore.

The Trail

Follow along on our adventure then go out on your own!

Be a responsible explorer

The hike is steep and the trail disappears as you get closer to the mine.  The trail offers great views of Steed and Hornet Canyons.

Head straight up the mountainside
Head straight up the mountainside

The trail starts near the entrance of Stead Canyon on the south side of the canyon opening.  You will see a very visible trail that goes straight up the mountain side.

Follow this trail for a few hundred yards.

Rusted Rock - This is where you should turn off to start bushwhacking
Rusted Rock – This is where you should turn off to start bushwhacking

After a few hundred yards, you will come to RUSTED ROCK – a rock that looks like it is rusted (see photo to the right).  At this point the dirt trail begins to curve up the mountain and continue south.  Here is where you will need to leave the trail and bushwhack, continuing up the mountain off the trail gaining elevation and going towards Stead Canyon.

Once you leave the rusted rock, you will travel on this terrain (see left picture) for another hundred yards or so until you come to short scrub oak.

Bushwhacking time! Keep heading up
Bushwhacking time! Keep heading up

Bushwhack through the scrub oak, you will see multiple trails, most likely game trails, until you come to the small flat surface where the vertical mine shaft is located.

PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING THIS MINE!

Here is the actual mine shaft
Here is the actual mine shaft

Here is the mine opening.  You will see a large iron spike stuck in the roof just over the opening.

Rappelling Down Forgotten Mine

My brother and I took up our rappelling equipment and descending down to see what was inside this mine.  We rappelled about 35 feet and the mine simply ended.  At the bottom though was an old cable that was no doubt used to haul up the ore.  Still a fun experience!

Forgotten Mine

 

Forgotten Mine

Forgotten Mine

Forgotten Mine

Forgotten Mine

Forgotten Mine

Personal Thoughts

Personal Thoughts

I discovered this mine on accident when I was hiking up the adjacent Hornet Canyon Mine trail. Nothing is known about this vertical shaft mine except that it is pretty cool. I have looked through records and Topo maps and have found no solid information about this mine. Since this mine has no name I think calling it the Forgotten Mine is appropriate.

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