Reynold's Peak

(Reynold's Peak, from Dog Lake)

So, once again, I convinced Nina that we'd just do a "long hike" and somehow we ended up on the top of something ... this time, Reynold's Peak. To the best of my knowledge it is the highest point along the ridge that divides Butler Fork from Big Cottonwood Canyon.

We accessed the peak from Dog Lake, getting to Dog Lake from the Mill D trail, although I'm excited to access it via Mill Creek Canyon and you could get there from the Butler Fork trailhead as well. From the trail we went up - it wasn't obvious how to find the trail to the summit. On the southwest ridge above Dog Lake, there is a faint track through Aspen towards the summit. If you take the trail towards Butler Fork, the track is on your left about 100 yards past Dog Lake. However, if you don't find that track, just head into the Aspen woods and start climbing - you'll eventually come to a clear trail up to the summit.

I am pretty excited, because it is my first 9k summit (9422 at the top) ... which isn't all that high considering I'm surrounded by something like 30 summits at over 10,000 feet in Salt Lake County alone ... but ya know, gotta start somewhere. =)



And Nina is as adorable on the top of a mountain as she is at the bottom. =)



Here is a set of shots that make my poor attempt at a Panorama. (They start out facing East-ish - and move to the South and around)


Pretty sure that this little guy above is Little Water Peak





The Brighton and Solitude Ski Areas are down in that Canyon with Clayton Peak in the distance.





I think the pointy Peak in the foreground on the right is Kessler Peak...





Through the sun and the unfocused camera you can see Mount Raymond (to the left) and Gobbler's Knob (to the right).





So yea - I really should get a good topo map and become a bit more confident with the naming of these things I take pictures of.... =)