Gentry Mountain

[Udink]

My family and I went for a ride on Gentry Mountain this Independence Day weekend, and I had a great time there. There are a lot of good views from the top, and it was only a 20-mile drive from my house to the staging area. We left the truck parked above the old townsite of Wattis and followed the steep switchbacks up the mountain to Star Point. From there we continued to Gentry Mountain and took the road south from Hoag Ridge all the way to Wild Horse Point. The road ended in a short loop there, and we could see into the town of Huntington and parts of Huntington Canyon.


Staging area above Wattis


View from above the reclaimed Plateau Mine


Nearing Star Point


Upper Star Point


A spring-fed pond near Hoag Ridge


ATVs parked at the pond


A moose on Gentry Mountain


On the way to Wild Horse Point


At Wild Horse Point



After abandoning our plan to hike out onto Wild Horse Ridge due to private property concerns, we backtracked just a bit and rode toward McCadden Hollow, then out onto an unnamed ridge between Tie Fork Canyon and Trail Canyon. We had more good views down into Huntington Canyon and across to the Wasatch Plateau.


Letting the kids ride through a gate


View into Huntington Canyon


My ATV parked on the end of the ridge


Our lunch spot near McCadden Hollow



Our last destination was Gentry Ridge, which required us to backtrack to the intersection near Hoag Ridge, then turn west and follow the road as it curved south. The last mile of the trail along Gentry Ridge is only wide enough for ATVs, and it winds through aspen and pine trees. There had been a wildfire near the end of Gentry Ridge, and although barren, it was still beautiful in a way.


The intersection at Hoag Ridge


Burned forest


The end of the trail on Gentry Ridge


Parked on Gentry Ridge


Stopped to winch a tree off the trail


A log fence on Gentry Ridge


Deer


A convocation of golden eagles


Panorama from Star Point


The shelf road above Wattis


My wife descending the steep switchbacks above Wattis



Here's a slideshow showing many more photos:

http://picasaweb.google.com/Dennis.U...entryMountain#

And here's a map showing all of the photo locations and my GPS tracklog:

[BruteForce]

As usual, another excellent trip report. I like how you embedded the photos into the final image/map.

[accadacca]

Wow! Excellent!

[PolarXJ]

Nice pictures and report. Thanks for sharing.