Mtnman1830
08-23-2006, 10:13 PM
Hiked in from Henry's Fork planning to hit King's Peak. At our camp we visited with some guys that were finishing up their Utah County's High points, and told us that Gilbert was about 3.5 miles away.
It had been our original plan to hit both peaks, but while we were on our way to King's, we reckoned that Gilbert was quite a hike. We never imagined it was really that close.
We hiked past dollar lake, and followed the ridgeline. Crossing rocky meadows and a few aggravatin false summits, we arrived at the peak. We hung around for an hour waiting for the duo so we could witness their peak bag.
If you stay at Dollar Lake on the way to King's, Gilbert is a must. Its pretty steep, but well worth it. Gunsight Peak is near too, another 13er if time allows (one of our group was out of gas, so we didn't get that one)
The 4 day trip was fantastic, with visitors of the moose variety every evening. Weather was fantastic, and the bugs werent bugging.
A great trip!
It had been our original plan to hit both peaks, but while we were on our way to King's, we reckoned that Gilbert was quite a hike. We never imagined it was really that close.
We hiked past dollar lake, and followed the ridgeline. Crossing rocky meadows and a few aggravatin false summits, we arrived at the peak. We hung around for an hour waiting for the duo so we could witness their peak bag.
If you stay at Dollar Lake on the way to King's, Gilbert is a must. Its pretty steep, but well worth it. Gunsight Peak is near too, another 13er if time allows (one of our group was out of gas, so we didn't get that one)
The 4 day trip was fantastic, with visitors of the moose variety every evening. Weather was fantastic, and the bugs werent bugging.
A great trip!