aakers - Dec 11, 2023 9:11 pm Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2022
Curly Hair Collection Conquers Cloud
Gained the ridge from the Middle Cloud Peak Lake, an absolutely stellar climb and area, with great weather to match.
SanJuanMtnsHiker - Sep 1, 2022 5:34 pm Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2022
Rocky Climb to a Gorgeous Summit
Made this the centerpiece of a 3 day backpack trip into the Bighorns. Parking at Tensleep TH was difficult (packed!). Nice 6-7 mile walk into Mistymoon Lake. Camped to the right (east) of where the trail meets the lake. Good fishing and swimming in the lake there. Cloud Peak was a very enjoyable day hike from camp. Lots of water along the way. Plenty of boulder and talus navigation. Rewarding summit with beautiful views in all directions. Nice to have a second night of camping to rest before hiking back to TH. Would be difficult for dogs or small children due to long stretches of rugged rocky terrain.
rvancleave - Aug 1, 2022 11:20 am Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2022
Via Mistymoon
4.25 hours one way from Mistymoon Lake. Climbed Bomber Mountain the day before, Bomber was 10x more challenging!
McCannster - Sep 7, 2021 6:34 am Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2021
Cloud in a Day
As a trail run from W Tensleep with Keenan and Charli. Wonderful outing in a scenic area. 9 hr 15 min car to car.
aarobkol - Oct 9, 2020 3:19 pm Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2020
Great peak
Super scenic, busy, fairly straightforward peak
mbervin - Aug 13, 2019 8:42 am Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2019
Cloud Peak Climb
It was a difficult run, but I climbed Cloud Peak from the base to the summit on Monday, August 12th. Definitely glad I did it.
Super Dave - Oct 6, 2018 7:10 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2018
Bighorn Beauty
Backpacked to camp at Paint Rock Creek the night before. 12 other tents there, but we found a secluded spot above the lowest waterfall. Then made the long boulder hop to the summit the next morning. Amazing views from the top. The hike back wore us out though. Trip Report
With Rachael. Quick backpack trip, in Saturday night and climbed Cloud Sunday. Also tagged PT 11112 and PT 11100 (above Lake Helen on the west) on our way back to our Lake Helen campsite. Long drive but very worth the trip. The views of all the glacial cirques/lakes are fantastic!
ToTheHeights - Feb 13, 2018 5:15 pm Date Climbed: Oct 29, 2016
We brought in winter to the Bighorn Mountains
10/29/16 w/Patrick Yantes, Daniel Lang, John Lang
Turned around by blizzard conditions just below summit ridge. Epic weekend having the Cloud Peak Wilderness all to ourselves
gimpilator - Oct 20, 2017 3:01 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2017
35 peaks in 16 days
Started hiking at 11:30am but still managed the summit on the first day. Trip report
technicolorNH - Aug 23, 2017 9:54 pm Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2017
Not the best of days but well worth it
I was sick when I woke up (you know it's going to be a good day when you rush for the toilet and don't make it) but I figured since I was at the trailhead I would do it anyway. Started using a headlamp and finished using one. Eight hours up and seven hours down for a fifteen hour and forty minute day. Weather was great, mosquitoes were minimal, and the views were spectacular. I just didn't set any land speed records : )
scgrant - Dec 5, 2016 9:47 pm Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2016
Cloud
Did this one as a solo dayhike after climbing Crazy Peak the day before. Great trail a lot of the way from the West Tensleep TH and then a fairly smooth boulder hop to the top. Round trip in a bit less than 9 hours.
jamesmc2 - Oct 3, 2016 12:44 pm Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2016
Boom!
Left the tailhead at 7:30 with an overnight bag. Dropped my pack at Mistymoon and carried on up the peak and reached the summit just before 1pm. One of the best summit views I have experienced with around 70+ 9000ft peaks under my belt. Not to be missed.
Ryan Borzea - Aug 17, 2016 12:29 pm Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2016
via West Tensleep TH
Awesome view of the glacier and glacial lakes from the top!
12.5 Miles, ~5500' ele. gain
Matt Lemke - Sep 13, 2015 11:14 pm Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2015
SW Ridge in a day
Went with WyomingSummits and hiked the peak in a day starting at 3am from West Tensleep. This was my first visit to the Big Horn Range (well, besides Loaf Mountain the day before)...I will be back! Quite windy, but the views of the Merlon and Black Tooth were awesome
Camped at 2nd lake past misty moon and were alone. Very picturesque. The long rock hop to the top can be made more fun by staying on the southern ridge where the rocks are generally larger, more stable and the cliff views get better and better. Pretty impressive eastern cirque and the ridge to Black Tooth looks insane! I will have to come back to get Black tooth at some point and maybe if I wanna lug all the gear way in Mt. Woolsey. It sure looks like an adventure.
seano - Oct 11, 2014 5:18 pm Date Climbed: Oct 11, 2014
Standard route
Tagging ultra-prominence peaks. It's a bit of a long slog in from West Tensleep, but the boulder-hop is actually quite pleasant as far as such things go. The area between Cloud and Black Tooth is impressive, with sheer faces and a real glacier on Cloud's east side. I need to come back for Black Tooth and Innominate at some point. Trip report.
EmmaG - Oct 8, 2014 4:15 pm Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2014
An Adventure!
What an amazing backpacking experience! I was a part of a group of three hikers. We took a side by side to Lily Lake in the late afternoon(the trail starts just below Battle Park) and picked up the hiking trail from there (Trail #66). It's much shorter and more deserted than the trail from West Tensleep Lake. I definitely recommend it. We camped just above Paint Rock Waterfalls for the night. The next morning we woke up with the sun. It took my group of somewhat inexperienced hikers 5 hours to reach the summit with breaks and picture opportunities included. We only ran into one other group on our way up. WHAT A VIEW!! So worth the boulder hopping (maybe...haha). On the way back down the mountain we saw that there were about 5-6 new tents set up with people planning to summit the next day. We packed up our tent and grabbed our backpacks and headed back down the trail. Now looking back, we all wish we would have stayed another night. I would suggest doing this hike over 3 days and 2 nights unless you are an experienced hiker. It was a great adventure and we are already planning on doing more backpacking trips next year! Cloud Peak rocks!
aakers - Dec 11, 2023 9:11 pm Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2022
Curly Hair Collection Conquers CloudGained the ridge from the Middle Cloud Peak Lake, an absolutely stellar climb and area, with great weather to match.
SanJuanMtnsHiker - Sep 1, 2022 5:34 pm Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2022
Rocky Climb to a Gorgeous SummitMade this the centerpiece of a 3 day backpack trip into the Bighorns. Parking at Tensleep TH was difficult (packed!). Nice 6-7 mile walk into Mistymoon Lake. Camped to the right (east) of where the trail meets the lake. Good fishing and swimming in the lake there. Cloud Peak was a very enjoyable day hike from camp. Lots of water along the way. Plenty of boulder and talus navigation. Rewarding summit with beautiful views in all directions. Nice to have a second night of camping to rest before hiking back to TH. Would be difficult for dogs or small children due to long stretches of rugged rocky terrain.
rvancleave - Aug 1, 2022 11:20 am Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2022
Via Mistymoon4.25 hours one way from Mistymoon Lake. Climbed Bomber Mountain the day before, Bomber was 10x more challenging!
McCannster - Sep 7, 2021 6:34 am Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2021
Cloud in a DayAs a trail run from W Tensleep with Keenan and Charli. Wonderful outing in a scenic area. 9 hr 15 min car to car.
Jawinney - Aug 8, 2021 7:00 pm
Cloud Peak one dayOne day, 12 hours.
aarobkol - Oct 9, 2020 3:19 pm Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2020
Great peakSuper scenic, busy, fairly straightforward peak
mbervin - Aug 13, 2019 8:42 am Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2019
Cloud Peak ClimbIt was a difficult run, but I climbed Cloud Peak from the base to the summit on Monday, August 12th. Definitely glad I did it.
Super Dave - Oct 6, 2018 7:10 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2018
Bighorn BeautyBackpacked to camp at Paint Rock Creek the night before. 12 other tents there, but we found a secluded spot above the lowest waterfall. Then made the long boulder hop to the summit the next morning. Amazing views from the top. The hike back wore us out though. Trip Report
chicagotransplant - Jul 24, 2018 3:52 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2018
Weekend OutingWith Rachael. Quick backpack trip, in Saturday night and climbed Cloud Sunday. Also tagged PT 11112 and PT 11100 (above Lake Helen on the west) on our way back to our Lake Helen campsite. Long drive but very worth the trip. The views of all the glacial cirques/lakes are fantastic!
ToTheHeights - Feb 13, 2018 5:15 pm Date Climbed: Oct 29, 2016
We brought in winter to the Bighorn Mountains10/29/16 w/Patrick Yantes, Daniel Lang, John Lang
Turned around by blizzard conditions just below summit ridge. Epic weekend having the Cloud Peak Wilderness all to ourselves
gimpilator - Oct 20, 2017 3:01 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2017
35 peaks in 16 daysStarted hiking at 11:30am but still managed the summit on the first day. Trip report
technicolorNH - Aug 23, 2017 9:54 pm Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2017
Not the best of days but well worth itI was sick when I woke up (you know it's going to be a good day when you rush for the toilet and don't make it) but I figured since I was at the trailhead I would do it anyway. Started using a headlamp and finished using one. Eight hours up and seven hours down for a fifteen hour and forty minute day. Weather was great, mosquitoes were minimal, and the views were spectacular. I just didn't set any land speed records : )
scgrant - Dec 5, 2016 9:47 pm Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2016
CloudDid this one as a solo dayhike after climbing Crazy Peak the day before. Great trail a lot of the way from the West Tensleep TH and then a fairly smooth boulder hop to the top. Round trip in a bit less than 9 hours.
jamesmc2 - Oct 3, 2016 12:44 pm Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2016
Boom!Left the tailhead at 7:30 with an overnight bag. Dropped my pack at Mistymoon and carried on up the peak and reached the summit just before 1pm. One of the best summit views I have experienced with around 70+ 9000ft peaks under my belt. Not to be missed.
Ryan Borzea - Aug 17, 2016 12:29 pm Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2016
via West Tensleep THAwesome view of the glacier and glacial lakes from the top!
12.5 Miles, ~5500' ele. gain
Matt Lemke - Sep 13, 2015 11:14 pm Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2015
SW Ridge in a dayWent with WyomingSummits and hiked the peak in a day starting at 3am from West Tensleep. This was my first visit to the Big Horn Range (well, besides Loaf Mountain the day before)...I will be back! Quite windy, but the views of the Merlon and Black Tooth were awesome
WyomingSummits - Sep 19, 2015 8:56 pm
Re: SW Ridge in a dayWe left the trailhead at 3:30 am and summited at 10am. :) Next time we'll have technical gear and get the Merlon and Woolsey/Blacktooth.
apachedino - Jul 13, 2015 1:11 pm Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2015
w10sleepCamped at 2nd lake past misty moon and were alone. Very picturesque. The long rock hop to the top can be made more fun by staying on the southern ridge where the rocks are generally larger, more stable and the cliff views get better and better. Pretty impressive eastern cirque and the ridge to Black Tooth looks insane! I will have to come back to get Black tooth at some point and maybe if I wanna lug all the gear way in Mt. Woolsey. It sure looks like an adventure.
seano - Oct 11, 2014 5:18 pm Date Climbed: Oct 11, 2014
Standard routeTagging ultra-prominence peaks. It's a bit of a long slog in from West Tensleep, but the boulder-hop is actually quite pleasant as far as such things go. The area between Cloud and Black Tooth is impressive, with sheer faces and a real glacier on Cloud's east side. I need to come back for Black Tooth and Innominate at some point. Trip report.
EmmaG - Oct 8, 2014 4:15 pm Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2014
An Adventure!What an amazing backpacking experience! I was a part of a group of three hikers. We took a side by side to Lily Lake in the late afternoon(the trail starts just below Battle Park) and picked up the hiking trail from there (Trail #66). It's much shorter and more deserted than the trail from West Tensleep Lake. I definitely recommend it. We camped just above Paint Rock Waterfalls for the night. The next morning we woke up with the sun. It took my group of somewhat inexperienced hikers 5 hours to reach the summit with breaks and picture opportunities included. We only ran into one other group on our way up. WHAT A VIEW!! So worth the boulder hopping (maybe...haha). On the way back down the mountain we saw that there were about 5-6 new tents set up with people planning to summit the next day. We packed up our tent and grabbed our backpacks and headed back down the trail. Now looking back, we all wish we would have stayed another night. I would suggest doing this hike over 3 days and 2 nights unless you are an experienced hiker. It was a great adventure and we are already planning on doing more backpacking trips next year! Cloud Peak rocks!