Distance

7.5 mi to summit

13.3 mi total

Elevation

6,719 ft start

10,331 ft max

Vertical

4,026 ft gain

Time

6 hr 59 min to summit

10 hr 22 min total

Finally! Third time was the charm for Signal Peak (and we grabbed Burger Peak while we were right by it, too!). Having been thwarted on the Oak Grove campground trail twice - once by fire danger closure, once by excess amounts of snow on the plateau - we decided to give the Forsyth Creek Trail from Pine Valley a try. Sure, I'll agree: it doesn't have the stunning views of Zion that the Oak Grove trail has. It's certainly longer. But it's shaded, which is nice for the time of year we did this; there's plenty of water for most of the hike, so if you need extra, you can filter it (and boy did we ever need more water on the way back...!), and oh my goodness the wildflowers. So many wildflowers, ripe red raspberries, and just beautiful plants and trees. A good quality trail up to the plateau; from there, it's choose your own adventure to get to Signal and Burger peaks. We elected to contour our way up the side of Signal Peak to try to lose as little elevation as possible, and then did a similar thing for Burger. Signal's high point was a bit difficult to find, but Burger's was quite obvious. A long day (as I'm out of hiking shape and I was sick!), but a good day. Glad to finally get #17 on my Las Vegas Mountaineers Club Classic 50 Peaks (LVMC50) list! Oh, and yay Peak Month!

Route name

Burger Peak 13.3 mi route

out-and-back
Obstacles

routefinding, bushwhacking

Key gear

GPS device

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