Uinta Mountains
Mirror Lake
Bald Mountain: 11,945'
2 miles each way
It took us a little under an hour to reach the summit, and
that was with me stopping every few minutes to take pictures.
There was snow around the top of the first part of the trail
that forced us to go off the trail and around it.
One of the coolest things about this peak, is that you can
see almost all of the Wasatch. This would be even better as
a sunrise peak, too bad I'm not a morning person.
The
Uinta Mountain Range from the summit of Bald Mountain. From here you can see
(from left to right)
Kletting Peak, A-1 Peak, Hayden Peak
12,479', Lamotte Peak, Ostler Peak (3876m 12716'),
Spread Eagle Peak (3822m 12539') and Agassiz
Peak.
Nearing
the summit of Bald Mountain.
Looking
north toward the summit of Bald Mountain.
Looking
down (east) at Moosehorn Lake, one of the thousands of lakes in the Uintas.
Looking
northeast toward the main section of the Uinta Mountains. A-1 Peak, Hayden
Peak, Ostler Peak, Spread Eagle Peak, and Agassiz. Below is Mirror Lake.
A
telephoto of a few boats in Mirror Lake.
Hayden
Peak (3,804m 12,480') Lamotte Peak, Beulah in the far distance, and Ostler Peak.
Kletting
Peak (3,674m 12,053') and A-1 Peak (3,773m 12,378')
Pug
getting ready for take off. I wouldn't be surprised if she was the first pug
on this peak.
Looking
northeast toward A-1 Peak and Hayden Peak
11,000
ft.+ vegetation. No trees can grow at this elevation.
Pug
getting all teary-eyed and choked up watching the sunset. Behind is Agassiz
Peak, Explorer Peak (3,873m 12,708'), Squaw Peak (3,918m 12,855') and Cleveland
Peak (3,835m 12,584').
Hayden
Peak, Lamotte Peak, Beulah Peak, Ostler Peak, Spread Eagle Peak, Lovenia (in the
far distance), Mt. Agassiz, Explorer Peak and Squaw Peak (in the far distance).
Kletting
Peak, A-1 Peak, Hayden Peak and Lamotte Peak.
Looking
east toward an on-the-edge pug with Agassiz Peak (3,788 m 12,427) in the background.
Looking
west toward Mount Timpanogos 11,750' in the Wasatch.
Looking
west from Bald Mountain. You can see Mahogany Mountain (Mt. Timpanogos) Box
Elder Peak, the entire Alpine Ridge (Lone Peak, A.F. Twin Peaks etc.) and
the Cottonwood Ridge (Twin Peaks, Mount Superior etc.)
I have visited Utah twice, both trips were to the Zion Canyon area. Thanks for the great shots I missed. I hope to come back.
Michael Ostler
Boston, MA
2005-12-02
I'll be in Utah in February, riding Park City and climbing -- Ostler Peak.Looking forward to it.
Jeremy
Bellevue, NE
2005-10-27
I love your pictures. I am in the Air Force and have been living out of state for 5 1/2 years now. I try to get up on a hike or two every time I am home. How do you guys know the names of all the peaks, ridges, canyons, and such? Can you reccomend any books with maps or such that I can use for hiking. Your site is great and inspires me to get out and hike more and more. I'll be back for good soon and it'll be hard to keep me from being out there! Thanks for all you do!
Kevin
Springville, UT
2005-08-23
I finally did this hike on 08/18/2005. I was recovering from the stomach flu, a sinus cold and am not in very good shape. I did the whole thing in 2 hours. That was with a 25 minute rest on the top. Definately worth the time. Thanks for all the pics.
Val Todd
Midway, UT
2005-08-03
Although I've lived in Midway for over 30 yrs and I'm from SLC originally, have been to the top of the highest point and peak in each county of Utah, as well as the high point of 49 of the 50 states, (missing AK) I've never been to the top of Bald Mountain, (driven by it probably a hundred times!) even though I've hiked the Notch Mountain loop many times. Your pictures have inspired me...I plan to do it this Saturday! Great shots!
Laura Brunson
Heber City ut
2004-07-22
Going this w/end for 3days. Love your pics. can't wait. 7-21-04 will write back after my return
