Hiking along the road past the wilderness boundary.
The road enters a short, pretty canyon.
Looking back into the canyon.
The canyon opens up into grassy meadows.
I left the road when it curved to the left, heading up this slope, which seemed the least steep option.
A quick shot of the landscape around here, not part of the route.
Looking back as I ascend the slope. You can see the bend in the road where I left it below, center.
I made it to a prominent ridge, which I followed (left) the whole way to the summit ridge (visible top).
Looking back. Despite the bad lighting, you can probably see the hump, grassy prominent ridge I ascended.
Continuing up the ridge.
Close-up of an interesting rocky cliff on the left, and the social/animal trail I was following along the prominent ridge.
Looking back along the ridge ascent, the previously mentioned rocky cliff visible on the right.
Continuing up along the grassy, prominent ridge. It got a little steeper toward the top. Just above the bushes visible center, you can see a minor saddle. That's the goal.
An animal trail wraps around a slope to the previously mentioned minor saddle. Cedar Benchmark is out of view up top ahead somewhere.
Continuing on a well-traveled social trail to the south.
Looking back toward the minor saddle.
Cedar Benchmark center.
Approaching the summit of Cedar Benchmark.
Interesting rock features on the east face of Cedar Benchmark.
Wide shot looking back the way I came from the summit of Cedar Benchmark.
Cedar Benchmark, view south.
Another shot to the south toward interesting rocky stuff.
Cedar Benchmark, view east toward Deseret Peak. Unfortunately the wildfire smoky haze prevented better views.
Cedar Benchmark, view northwest toward the canyon I drove in on.
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