"This was our first full day of the leaf peeping adventure! I had mapped out a route taking us from Cedar City up I-15 N to Parowan, where we picked up UT-143 and followed it up to Brian Head. The color was pretty great in town itself, but I worry about property rights and didn't want to park where I wasn't supposed to when wandering around with my camera in head. So, we drove through and gently "ooh"ed and "ahh"ed before taking the turn on the dirt road up to Brian Head Peak. (PS: I have a GPX track but Peakery claims it isn't valid. GRR. PPS: Apparently I had to log this the old-school way, but it allowed me to edit the log and add the GPX track in. PHEW.) Thank goodness for my light truck tires on Galahad; the road isn't in bad condition, but the rocks are awfully sharp. We were the only ones up at the overlook when we arrived in the mid-morning. Not nearly as windy as last year! We could see that most of the aspens in the general vicinity of Brian Head, in the 10,000-11,000' elevation, had already passed peak and dropped their leaves. Our plan was to explore a little lower on the Markagunt plateau anyway, so this wasn't an issue. After walking around and snapping some photos, we..." — psychikingjes • Sep 30, 2020

"Spent our last full day in Southern Utah climbing 11,307 ft Brian Head Peak in Dixie National Forest. We forged our own path from SR 143, through the deep snowpack and up towards the cliffside of the southwest face of the peak. Switched from snowshoes to crampons at 11,000 feet. Found a nice keyhole in the cliffside below the summit, allowing for a nontechnical route to the top from this approach. We had beautiful “spring” weather and 360 degree views on our final Utah adventure." — wacbravo • Apr 8, 2019

"I feel like it's cheating, as my Jeep did all of the work - but my partner and I "summitted" Brian Head peak. We were out leaf peeping and drove up the mountain, because me on a gravel road is like a cat with catnip. Windy and chilly, but oh, the views...! I had never even been to Brian Head before (not much of a skiier) - it was so beautiful I would love to come back and spend more time in the area. " — psychikingjes • Sep 23, 2018

"Yoka was nice enough to give me a ride to Cedar City, UT so I could pick up our truck. She’s running the Cedar City half tomorrow! (Have a great run!) I didn’t want to waste a trip and had a few hours to spare so I drove up and Bagged Brian Head Peak. Only a half mile to hike to bag an 11,307’ Peak with views of 3 different states. The truck did all the work gaining 6,000’. I think it is the same Mtn road the race is held on. It’s going to be a nice route for the runners. I will have to try this race one year. Super pretty Mtn Range. I was surprised how stunning the views were! I skied in Brian Head 25 years ago but I didn’t remember what it looked like and it was snowy and Wintertime. " — paula.raimondi • Sep 7, 2018

"After being chased away from Mt. Peale by T-storms, started towards Zion and decided to tag this on a whim. Started out near the Marathon Trailhead and sauntered my way cross country from an early morning summit. Very enjoyable." — Christopher • Jul 24, 2013