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Mount Watson - Uintas

Uinta Mountains

Mount Watson: 11,521'
1,700 feet elevation change
6 miles round trip.

We started this hike from the Teapot Lake pull-off. Which made the hike twice as far as it needed to be. I wanted to do some distance walking to get ready for Kings Peak at the end of August. I was up until 5:00 AM the previous night playing samba with a bunch of Brazilians and when I woke up I was so spaced out that I forgot to make a map... so I got my wish.

Teapot Lake seemed familiar to me so we started there. We just hiked cross-country through the trees, which wasn't that much harder than following a trail. There was no real bushwhacking, just a beautiful hike through a pristine alpine forest. We passed Star Lake, turned west, passed Wall Lake, then to Watson Lake, went up the southeast ridge to the summit, and then hung out until sunset. Then we had to walk all the way back. This was the hardest part, because it was dark, and hard to get a bearing on where we were. The route we took was at least 10 miles round trip.

During the whole hike, angry storm clouds swirled above us, I've never had any epic experiences with storms yet, so I challenged the clouds to prevent us from reaching the peak (If I would have started feeling static electricity, I would have turned back). But, instead the sky opened up for us and took out their anger on the hikers by Hayden Peak.

We were going to camp by Amethyst Lake by Ostler Peak, but at the last minute we decided to do a shorter route. I'm sure it would have been miserable hiking with a backpack in the rain, so I'm glad we went to Mount Watson.

The correct way there, (or the easiest way) is to go up highway 150 to the Trial Lake/Washington Lake/Crystal Lake turnoff going north from 150. Follow the signs to Crystal Lake. Park, then follow the Country Lakes Trail west, until you get to a trail that turns north or right to Cliff Lake . From this trail, you just got to improvise a route up to the massive peak to the northwest. You can go up the south ridge or the north ridge by Clyde Lake.


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Sunday, August 3, 2003

Mount Watson - Uintas
Mount Watson View
Mount Watson View
Mount Watson - Uintas
Reids and Bald Mountain
Reids and Bald Mountain
Mount Watson - Uintas
Diamond Lake
Diamond Lake
Mount Watson - Uintas
Star Lake
Star Lake
Mount Watson - Uintas
Chipmunk
Chipmunk
Mount Watson - Uintas
Wall Lake
Wall Lake
Mount Watson - Uintas
Mount Watson
Mount Watson
Mount Watson - Uintas
From Watson
From Watson
Mount Watson - Uintas
A brightly colored moth.
A brightly colored moth.
Mount Watson - Uintas
Mount Watson View
Mount Watson View
Mount Watson - Uintas
Long Peak
Long Peak
Mount Watson - Uintas
Reids Bald Mountain
Reids Bald Mountain
Mount Watson - Uintas
Wall Lake View
Wall Lake View
Mount Watson - Uintas
Northern Wasatch
Northern Wasatch
Mount Watson - Uintas
Pug Peak Bagger
Pug Peak Bagger
Mount Watson - Uintas
Jared Carson and Pug
Jared Carson and Pug
Mount Watson - Uintas
Uinta Mountains
Uinta Mountains
Mount Watson - Uintas
Hayden Peak
Hayden Peak
Mount Watson - Uintas
A-1 Peak
A-1 Peak
Mount Watson - Uintas
The Notch & Clyde Lakes
The Notch & Clyde Lakes





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Page Posts: 10

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Kesler
Clayton
Hackettstown,
NJ
2008-12-12
Stunning, amazing, beautiful is how i describe the Uinta MTS. One of the last places in northern Utah you can go hiking and be alone with nature.


ashley
williams
temple2008-05-11
enjoy! let me know if you get this


Jayau2008-02-22



lisa slatgroves,tx2008-01-11
If you read the credits in the movie RV it says that parts of film were shot in canada, the mountains in the shots seem to be larger than these pictures. does anyone know if this is where it was shot? also i have been to independence pass and do not recall seeing the spot where the end of the movie was shot and it is in colorado.


VickyeBayou Vista,
TX
2007-09-16
We're watching the movie RV and it mentions Mount Watson in Colorado -- In doing an internet "search", there is no Mount Watson in Colorado but we were very pleasantly surprised to find it in Utah. We had no idea Utah has such beauty and we look forward to adding Mount Watson on our list of places to visit.


Dereksalt lake
city
2007-07-09
The picture you have labeled as Star Lake is actually Lake Marion. Star Lake is north east of Lake Marion and is a much larger lake.


elisa BushmanProvo, ut2006-05-18
Hello I had a question about the picture on your site of: Reids Peak and Bald Mountain, Mount Agassiz is behind them. I was wondering what the possibility of using the picture on a flier for a non prophet organization would be. It would be used to advertise for a regional chemistry confrence that will be taking place in park city in 2008. The flier would be going out to about 600 people. It would be great if you could reply soon. There is a meeting on June 1st that I need this information for. elisa bushman


BeckHollywood, CA2006-05-11
these pictures are absolutely spectacular.you've really captured what makes utah so amazing. thanks~


JasonCoalville, UT2005-01-11
I was up at the top of watson its pretty cool. Its not a very hard hike to get to the top. I dragged my dad to the top taking the straight up route. Zig Zag and you will be fine. I encourage everyone to at least give it a try.


Michael DeákMonrovia,CA2004-12-02
Spectacular photos from western Uintas!! I almost got to the top of Bald Mtn. last trip there in '02, but 50 mph wind and wind chill turned me back about 150 ft. below summit.



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