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Ascent of Fish Lake Hightop on 2012-10-21

Climber: Eric Kassan

Date:

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Peak:

Fish Lake Hightop

Location:

USA-Utah

Elevation:

11633 ft / 3545 m

Ascent Trip Report

This hike would have been more scenic (with leaves changing color) and warmer had I done it a month or so earlier. It was still enjoyable. One could have driven a normal passenger car further than I did- definitely to 9800', perhaps to 10,500' if aggressive. I stopped early to get some extra hiking. A real 4x4 probably could have gotten as close as the road did up to 11,400'.

The road hiking was easy enough, and the little bit of off-road hiking at the end started trivially enough, but the last 50-100 vertical feet provided a bit of route-finding challenge as there were plenty of boulders/boulder-walls to get around. The summit was clearly marked with a 5-foot-tall wooden structure.

When I went, there were dozens of hunters up in the area- so bring orange if you go at that time.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

2383 ft / 725 m

Elevation Loss:

2383 ft / 725 m

Distance:

14.6 mi / 23.5 km

Quality:

3 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)

Route Conditions:

Road Hike, Open Country

Gear Used:

Ski Poles

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

2223 ft / 677 m

Extra Loss:

150 ft / 45 m

Distance:

7.8 mi / 12.6 km

Route:

South ridge

Trailhead:

FR 057 @ 9560' 9560 ft / 2913 m

Time Up:

4 Hours

Descent Statistics

Elevation Loss:

2233 ft / 680 m

Extra Gain:

160 ft / 48 m

Distance:

6.8 mi / 10.9 km

Route:

South ridge

Trailhead:

FR 057 @ 9560' 9560 ft / 2913 m

Time Down:

3 Hours

GPS Data for Ascent/Trip

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