Twin Peaks

Broads Fork Twin Peaks - 11,330', 11,328'
Sunrise Peak - 11,275'
Dromedary Peak - 11,107'

Wasatch Mountains
Big Cottonwood Canyon

The second highest peak in Salt Lake County.
The tallest peak visible from Salt Lake City.

We started on the trailhead at 1:30 and got to the saddle at 5:00.
The hardest part of the hike is the huge boulderfield below the Cottonwood Saddle at the head of Broads Fork.

From the saddle, you travel up the ridge, until you get to a steep headwall.
You can either keep climbing up the ridge (requires some technical climbing skill) or better, go along the left/south side. Find a place to climb up on this wall, with different routes ranging in difficulty from a 5.3 - 5.6
(very easy - medium)
It's exposed, so don't fall here. Once you get to the top of this wall, which is only about 10-15 feet of climbing, you just continue up the switchbacks up the East Twin. We continued on over to the West Twin, which has better views of the city. We went down in the dark. My knee still hurts.

COTTONWOOD RIDGE

ALL COTTONWOOD RIDGE LINKS

Sunday, September 9, 2001