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| Hiking | 27.05 Miles |
4,352 AEG |
| | Hiking | 27.05 Miles | 15 Hrs 15 Mns | | 1.95 mph |
| 4,352 ft AEG | 1 Hour 22 Mns Break | | | |
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That Utah line
See if them women
Sweet like mine
With apologies to R. L. Burnside, I thought that I'd use this verse as a segue for a trip report to a day hike to Kings Peak (elevation of 13,528 feet and prominence of 6,348 feet), the highpoint of Utah.
I got a 3:00 AM alpine start, and made pretty good time in the dark. It was 27 degrees, so it was a chilly start. It finally started warming up around 7:00 AM, when the sun came up.
When I got to Gunsight Pass, I took the shortcut over toward Anderson Pass. I took the shortcut on the way back also. Taking the shortcut both ways probably saved 2.5 miles and 800-900 feet of elevation gain.
The hardest part of the hike was the 1.6 mile RT from Anderson Pass to the summit and back. This was a class 2 boulder scramble the whole way, and I bet that it took me 3 hours to do these 1.6 miles.
The 5-6 miles nearest to the TH were mostly in a forest, but you were in scenic open country beyond that.
I was glad to get this hike done. I have now done all 8 Utah ultraprominent peaks, and have now been on the highpoint of 22 of Utah's 29 counties.
Synopsis
This is a tough day hike, due to distance and some of the terrain. A sensible person would do this one as a 2 or even 3 day backpack. There are lots of places to camp and water is plentiful. |
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