Highest peak
Kings Peak
13,528 ft / 4,123 m
Most prominent peak
Kings Peak
6,348 ft / 1,934 m prom
Most summited peak
Kings Peak
112 summits
Most difficult peak
Kings Peak
Class 2
Difficulty breakdown
Class 1/2 2 peaks
Highlights
Latest summits
"Did this as a our one big outing due to endless thunderstorms. Beautiful area and during early July it has no one else there. There was snow but crampons and boots were not needed though carried." — Irrationalist • Jul 4, 2023
"Did this as a our one big outing due to endless thunderstorms. Beautiful area and during early July it has no one else there. There was snow but crampons and boots were not needed though carried." — Irrationalist • Jul 4, 2023
"Approached from Timothy Lakes, Swift Creek Drainage. Hiked talus to the saddle north of Mt. Emmons and the walked the NW Ridge to the summit plateau. Like most Uinta summits this involves a lot (~2400') of talus hopping. Round trip from camp was a leisurely 6hrs." — mark.r.johnston • Sep 5, 2021
"One day up and down from Henry's Fork Campground. Definitely a long day. On the way up, signage to cross the creek was a bit confusing, but I quickly realized my error and turned around. Once up to Gunsight Pass, I decided to take the "shortcut" and go up and across the boulder meadow to Anderson Pass. Straightforward route up to the summit from there, but took longer than anticipated because there's very little trail and it's mostly tough scrambling. Way down was without incident, but I was exhausted by the end of it! (Probably didn't help that I had just flown into SLC from almost sea level the night before and was operating on little sleep.) Beautiful country up in the Uintas!" — andrewmadsen • Jul 3, 2021
"🏞️ There and Back Again, a Kings Peak Journey 🏞️
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We made it to the top of Utah! It was a #beutahful, fun, difficult, but totally worth it adventure. Although we only had one day away from our kids and wanted to challenge ourselves by doing it all in a day, I would definitely recommend camping. In the future, I'd like to be able to accomplish some twofers in this area. Doing it on one day made the flat 8+ mile hike out more challenging and in a sense, painful, especially to my feet.
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Elevation: 13,528 ft
Trailhead: Henry's Fork
Route: Henry's Fork Trail and took the shortcut from Gunsight Pass to Anderson Pass instead of dropping into Painter Basin
Start Time: 5:30am
Distance to Summit: 13.15 miles
Time to Summit: Approximately 7.75 hrs
Total Time: 13.5 hrs
Details: The first eight miles to Dollar Lake were mostly flat. Around mile 10 is when you start gaining elevation as you hike up Gunsight Pass. From there you can descend into Painter Basin which would involve losing elevation.
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We took the shortcut and continued up the ridge on a well defined path as of August 2020. There was some moderate exposure taking this route. Once we were above that there was a boulder..." — trailheadjoe • Aug 22, 2020