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‘Tin Shack’ atop Mount Timpanogos, where teen died in lightning storm, has long history with Utah hikers

The steel structure has stood near the summit of the 11,752-foot mountain for nearly a century.

(Marriott Library, University of Utah) Members of the Wasatch Mountain Club hang out at the small shelter, known as the "Tin Shack," at the top of Mount Timpanogos in August 1931.

(Marriott Library, University of Utah) Members of the Wasatch Mountain Club hang out at the small shelter, known as the "Tin Shack," at the top of Mount Timpanogos in August 1931.