Goat Bed Peak

"Apart from the initial ascent to the ridge and the descent over sandstone, this route need not be above class 2. We chose to climb all the edges and spires along the limestone ridge as practice for an upcoming climb. If you use the GPS for the sandstone descent, note the we occasionally missed the cairns and took more intense downclimbs. If you stop seeing cairns in the sandstone descent, look harder! Often the cairns are ABOVE across a gap. This the 22nd Gray Cap ascent I have logged by GPS." — hwstock • Nov 21, 2023

"With snow all over Red Rock, even the lower elevations, we set out to just ramble an area that most of it was unexplored by Scott. It was a first for the both of us to see the damn in the upper part of Brownstone Canyon. On the way back we decided to tag Peak 5078, that I now see that we were the first to ascend. It is a crumbly, scree surrounded peak that has it's challenges to descend from back into Gateway Canyon. The route also included the pictographs and petroglyphs in Brownstone Canyon. " — Heartattackbruce • Mar 10, 2023

"Really solid few hours. Goat bed to grey cap is pretty mid, but coming down grey cap and going up new Peak I thought was very fun. Goat bed is in dire need of a new register. Need to do a mega loop with all of these peaks one day " — joshortman • Dec 15, 2022

"4.7.22~7.5 miles, 2,500’ gain, 5:15hrs. Brownstone Picto’s, Grey Cap to Goat Bed traverse with a Red Rock Living Room finish…CW loop from Kraft lot via Gateway Canyon. I led Frances on a touring route to places she’s never been. I have only done the Grey Cap ridge traverse once w/Harlan a few years ago (the opposite direction) and forgot what a sharp and long ridge it is. I don’t even think it’s that long, it just seems that way. Great loop. Good workout. " — paula.raimondi • Apr 7, 2022

"Took the 'standard' route to Grey Cap, which I hadn't done before. From the Kraft Trailhead, you take the trail up to the top of 'Hell Hill', then descend down into Gateway Canyon. From there, you follow the wash to the sandstone, then scramble up to the summit. Not the most direct route, but it was fun. Once at the summit, we decided to traverse the ridgeline down to Goat Bed Peak. It wasn't as straightforward as it originally looked, but is definitely doable." — Kevin • Oct 14, 2017

"St Valentines Day Quad Massacre. 4 peaks, 10 miles, 4,000' in 6hrs. We traversed Goatbed Ridge (south to north) bagging Goat Bed Peak, Gray Cap and then Turtlehead Peak. We bagged Red Cap on the way back just to solidify the pain. Great Day. Super workout." — paula.raimondi • Feb 14, 2017

"Solo Mothers Day Hike. Parked on calico Rd. took trails then cross country, then scrambled up the west side of the ridge then on to the summit. Warm but pretty day with nice breezes. Interesting insects, agave and birds that flew as fast as bullets over the summit. Saw a horned lizard on peak 3844 on my way back " — paula.raimondi • May 10, 2015