Utah Western Desert Ranges > Deseret Peak > Climber's LogDeseret Peak Climber's Log
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| Kadee | Fresh Snow  Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2006 | |
| The peak had just got a few inches of fresh snow a couple days before. The day we hiked was clear skies and sunny, but chilly. Very nice hike, only saw a couple other people on the trail. | |
| Posted Dec 12, 2008 12:38 pm | ||
| byates | Great year round Peak | |
| Excellent full moon hike. | |
| Posted Dec 5, 2008 11:40 am | ||
| KirtDavis | Did the Loop as described Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2008 | |
| The second group up for the day, when we left there were a dozen or more people, and four dogs. Too crowded for my taste, but well wortht he effort of getting there. One of the easiest county highpoint, IMO. | |
| Posted Jul 12, 2008 8:04 pm | ||
| JDrake | Beautiful Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2008 | |
| Willow Creek up and back. Great mountain with a mild climb, which was good because it was 100 degrees today. So pretty with all the water this year. Had a great time! Summit views were hazy but good--almost thought I could make out Nebo?? Maybe not. | |
| Posted Jul 3, 2008 9:56 pm | ||
| Garfimi | The Loop Date Climbed: Oct 5, 2002 | |
| One of my favorite peaks outside of the Wasatch. Have been up there different times of the year. Climbed in the fall and was blown away by all the fall colors. Winter/Early Spring was great. Early Summer is very green. Great year a around peak to do. | |
| Posted Dec 31, 2007 12:21 am | ||
| lcarreau | South Willow Trail Date Climbed: Jun 18, 1980 | |
| First asscent made with the boy scouts. If you begin early, you can also visit South Willow Lake. Its at the bottom of the cirque beneath South Willow Peak. Always lots of wildflowers during the summer. An exciting way down is a snow gully or couloir on (Deseret Peak's) east side. The snow usually doesn't melt until late June. Beautiful scenery! | |
| Posted Dec 8, 2007 10:07 pm | ||
| TRR | Route Climbed: The Loop Date Climbed: Nov 10, 2007 | |
| Great easy climb up the South Willow Creek and some nice snow on the way down via Pocket Fork. Clear warm day with outstanding views. | ||
| Posted Nov 13, 2007 9:43 am | ||
| Moogie737 | Loop Campground TH Pockets Fork return Date Climbed: Oct 9, 2010 | |
| First ascent w/ good friend Greg Clark. 3+15 to reach the summit, beautiful views. I like the variety of scenery during the first 2,000' feet of climb. Bagged Deseret the 2nd time 10-3-08 with Brent, this time taking the Pockets Fork trail up and the "normal" trail down. Color-laden aspens and leaden skies made for terrific scenery. I prefer the summit approach from the north. This was the 4th Utah county highpoint within the last 11 days, and Deseret was the lowest of all four! 3rd time on 10-25-08 w/ Brooke. Made the "loop" up Mill Fork and down the Pockets Fork side. 5+10 r/t. First winter ascent 1-20-09 in honor of my mother's 91st birthday. With Brent & Dave. The locked Forest Service gate 4 miles below the Loop CG adds 8 miles & 1500' vertical gain to the effort. Still, we made the entire trip in just under 9 hours, taking a modified Mill Fork route. Since the west side of the summit ridge had been scoured by wind & sun, a ribbon of rocky mud was visible along the southwest edge of portions of the summer trail. (4+12 up, 3+25 down) 6th ascent 10-22-09 For Anne's b-day (w/ Brent & Anne) Lots of snow above 8,500'. 2+35 up 1+48 down. Gorgeous day but windy on top. #7 10-9-10 W/ Brent, JP & Ladd Brady. Loop CG and Pockets Fork return - side trip to South Willow Peak. Beautiful rime ice and snow on the evergreens above 10,000'. #8 10-21-10 W/ Anne. 2+20 up, Pockets Fork route down. #9 10-20-11 w/ Brent. Some snow. 2+31 up. Full sun. #10 10-18-12 Another climb to celebrate Anne's b'day. W/ Anne & Brent 2+11 up, 1+42 down. Crystal clear skies but 32 degrees on top with 15-20 mph winds. Brrr. | |
| Posted Oct 30, 2007 9:10 pm | ||
| seanpeckham | Very nice Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2007 | |
| Blue sky with some lenticular and small cumulus clouds forming in the afternoon high above the peaks, but hazy in the distance due to summer smog and several wildfires in the North Willow area (including one fairly large one). I could still make out Timp and Nebo, but they were faint. Hot down low, pleasant and breezy on top (but swarms of insects, mostly nonbiting, joined us for lunch at the summit). This is a very pretty and impressive mountain, even in the usually harsh noonday sun, and the route was straightforward (we did the loop up the south side and down the north side). I like the desert touch in the environment. On a critical note: many of the locals seem not to have good wilderness ethics, as there were numerous eroded switchback shortcuts and names carved in trees. | |
| Posted Jul 21, 2007 11:32 pm | ||
| vanman798 | Amazing Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2006 | |
| Nice easy to follow trail, and to not strenous of a climb. Enjoyed it. | |
| Posted Jul 16, 2007 4:42 pm | ||
| Stansbury | South Willow Creek Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2007 | |
| Beautiful day but the bugs stay with you from the parking lot to the top. Incredibly green through the canyon up to the saddle with wildflowers. Great breezes blowing on top kept the heat at bay. | |
| Posted Jun 23, 2007 10:32 pm | ||
| mlbcard | Great Hike Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2004 | |
| Great hike on a clear weekday. Saw no one else the whole way. Great views of the Great Salt Lake and Nevada Salt Flats from the peak. | ||
| Posted May 12, 2007 10:16 pm | ||
| weeds19 | Loop hike Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2002 | |
| This was the first peak we climbed after moving to Ogden, UT. The peak was wonderful, but the campground at the TH was marred by the incessant sound of numerous generators running. | ||
| Posted Mar 21, 2007 12:55 am | ||
| renogurt | Got to do the loop Date Climbed: May 17, 2006 | |
| Lots of snow still. This peak was a lot more fun than I expected. The view is pleasantly different from the Wasatch. | |
| Posted Jan 25, 2007 6:15 am | ||
| highonpeaks | South Willow Creek Loop and the inebrirated children foundation Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2006 | |
| This was an awsome day hike loop with great camping at the bottom of the trail area. I ended up at a crazy party the night I stayed there. As I was walking through the camp area that night I heard all this music thumping and crazy kids all over the place obviously inebriated. Which was approprate because they were part of the ICF (Inebriate the Childern Foundation). They were a fun great group of kids that welcomed me off the trail to come party with them. I figured why the hell not. I could use a beer! | |
| Posted Nov 7, 2006 5:00 am | ||
| grunt | Almost, but not quite Date Climbed: May 31, 1999 | |
| Great hike, but didn't summit due to deep snow (on Memorial Day!) It would be safe to say I got lazy. | |
| Posted Oct 22, 2006 10:05 pm | ||
| apachedino | Nice loop Date Climbed: May 17, 2006 | |
| Still lots of snow when I went which made for some real fun head first glissading down. Pretty area in contrast to the proving grounds. Amazing views, from Ben Lammond to Nebo to Swasy to Ibapah. You can really tsee the geography of Utah from here | |
| Posted Oct 7, 2006 5:08 pm | ||
| Outdoorpartner | Nice loop hike Date Climbed: Oct 5, 2004 | |
| One of the few summits where you can take a different trail down and end up at the same place. Have done this 5 times. | |
| Posted Oct 5, 2006 5:59 am | ||
| JFields | via Mill Fork Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2003 | |
| Fun hike. | |
| Posted Oct 5, 2006 1:01 am | ||
| surgent | Still sore from Borah Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2003 | |
| Three days after a hike up Borah in Idaho. My legs were in good shape... I almost jogged up the peak! Still some good snow banks even in August. Made it in good spirits. Saw an eagle! | |
| Posted Sep 12, 2006 10:51 pm | ||
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