King’s Peak (Heck yes!)
July 30th, 2010 | Published in Salt Lake City
Backpacking and Outdoor Recreation Group
WAHOOO! It’s time for KING’S PEAK!!!
When: Thursday August 19, 2010
Time: 6:30 pm (others may leave sooner, we can coordinate where to meet)
Number of days: 2 (I will come prepared for 3 just in case…)
BYOF (Bring your own food)
Distance: 25 miles
Difficulty: Strenuous
Misc: dogs permitted
So it is the time of year for King’s Peak. For the last three years I have made plans to hike this mountain but something has always come up (like bad weather) but this year is it! So I hope you are ready for an adventure with awesome peops. Kings Peak is the highest peak in Utah standing at 13,528 feet. Over 5,000 visitors hike to the summit every year so it’s not necessarily one to hike for solitude if that is what you are looking for.
We will leave after work on Thursday night (Aug. 19) and either sleep at the trailhead or head up a couple of miles and then set camp and leave at the crack of dawn on Friday to head up the mountain. I have a flight to catch Monday morning so I am going to be down (hopefully) by Saturday evening.
This hike is definitely not one for beginners or for those who have not been hiking all summer. There will be a few that are slower than others but we will all plan on meeting up at the camp site. I will post more details on where we will camp when the date comes closer.
Since this is a hike for those who are experienced I don’t feel like I need to post a packing list but I do think we should get dialogue going to see how we might be able to coordinate stoves, water filters, tents, first-aid kits, etc. So when you sign up be sure to let us all know what gear you don’t mind sharing with the group.
If anyone has done this hike before, please feel free to share with us your wisdom 
. If you have any suggestions or questions just let me know. This is gonna be one awesome hike.
I may be updating this announcement as plans solidify and people send in feedback so keep checking every now and then.
Description:
From Henrys Fork Campground, the trail gains altitude gracefully for about 5.5 miles where it offers a side trip west through a lovely and very popular lake-filled basin. If you’re eager for the summit, keep on due south, past Dollar Lake and up the switchbacks to Gunsight Pass. If you miss this slim notch in the ridge, you are extremely visually handicapped. From the pass, the trail drops east into Painter Basin and climbs west to Anderson Pass from where you scramble and leap from boulder to boulder to reach the summit. Whether you bag the peak or not, the route is rated as a great backpacking trip with numerous beautiful campsites, especially on the Henrys Fork side of the hike. (Buck Tilton author of Utah Hiking. http://www.utah.com/h….
Directions:
To get to the Henry Fork trail you must go into Mountain View, WY. Then take State Route 410 south towards Robertson. When 410 makes a hard left (west) in about six miles, stay due south towards Bridger Lake Guard Station. In about 12 miles, turn east on Forest Service Road 077 towards Henrys Fork. In about 11.5 miles, turn west for the three-quarters of a mile drive to Henrys Fork Campground, and park near the trail head. (http://www.utahoutdoo…)
Draper, UT 84020 – USA
Thursday, August 19 at 6:30 PM
Attending: 9
Fee: Price: USD 1.00 per person
Details: http://www.meetup.com/backpackers-128/calendar/14210437/