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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!
accadacca
08-24-2006, 07:15 AM
Very nice! That is one helluva MOOSE!!! :five:
icthys
08-24-2006, 07:21 AM
That's the biggest moose I've EVER seen in Utah, where was that thing?
asdf
08-24-2006, 09:24 AM
ok
Mtnman1830
08-24-2006, 10:36 AM
It was at Dollar Lake. He wasn't the only big one around
Wild One
08-24-2006, 11:52 AM
It is good to hear that someone else saw some moose in the area. Was there about 4 years ago and saw 17 in 3 days on the trails up there. Awesome pictures, thanks for sharing. Oh, and yes, those bulls are massive! :2thumbs:
Mtnman1830
08-24-2006, 11:56 AM
If you count the ones we saw thru binos, we counted upwards of 20 head... some more than likely were re-visiting.

Saw about 10 deer, saw no elk up there,but saw a cow and a bull on the drive into the trailhead.
Sombeech
08-24-2006, 02:28 PM
Yeah, there's always moose up there.

Cool pics.
Mtnman1830
08-26-2006, 05:23 AM
Here is another pic of the moose...
And oh, yeah, we hit Kings too.
stefan
08-26-2006, 06:11 AM
nice trip report! glad you got to hit both of them. it's nice when you can get the right information at the right time. :five:
Sombeech
08-26-2006, 10:41 AM
Wow! Nice shot of those moose!
Mtnman1830
08-29-2006, 10:06 PM
Kings TR here
http://uutah.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3364
James_B_Wads2000
08-30-2006, 09:01 AM
Thanks for the TR Mtnman1830, I have added it to the Utah High Pointing Index (http://uutah.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=14340).

I can
Wasatch Rebel
08-30-2006, 12:41 PM
Those look like the same moose my son took pics of last year, then found out he didn't have film in the camera later on!
Scott P
08-30-2006, 01:46 PM
Nice TR. If you are interested in more routes for Gilbert Peak, I have four routes posted below:

http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/151828/Gilbert-Peak.html
Wasatch Rebel
08-30-2006, 08:55 PM
Okay, I'm a bit ignorant of this. What's the significance of Gilbert? And how do I get to it from Dollar Lake? When I hiked King's last year, I just went straight up the trail from Dollar, up through Gunsight Pass and over 's. Where is Gilbert from Dollar?
Mtnman1830
08-30-2006, 09:51 PM
Gilbert is the Summit County Highpoint. You just follow the ridge behind Dollar Lake untill you can't go any higher.