Delano Peak and Mount Holly Loop in Fishlake National Forest, UT

Hike Delano Peak and Mount Holly Loop Fishlake National Forest, UT

Class 1 7.1 miles 2600 gain 3-5 hrs Loop Jul 5, 2017
Effort
Beauty
Personality
Solitude

Delano Peak and Mount Holly Loop GPX Track

I need to offset my substantial website costs somehow! You can download a hike/drive GPX to assist you here. Before sharing my GPX tracks with others, please remember my site is otherwise a free resource.

This being my first visit to the Tushar Mountains, I didn't want to attempt the tallest of the range, Belknap and Baldy, since I had very little knowledge of the area and those peaks seemed to still have snow. Instead, I parked on the side of the road and headed up the west slope of Delano Peak. The wide open vistas  basically the whole way up left me in awe of the and bright green meadows and white high peaks. Delano Peak posed little difficulty, and I headed south along the ridge toward Mt. Holly. The ridgeline was of course beautiful as well, and a social trail led me away from the north ridge and instead up Mt. Holly's west slope. On the way back from the summit, I located the Mt. Holly Trail and followed it back to the road. I followed the road north back to my car.

In hindsight, I'd say maybe taking the Mt. Holly Trail first (doing the loop conter-clockwise) would make this easier, since finding the Mt. Holly Trail isn't super obvious.

PEAKS ON HIKE
Elevation (ft) / Prominence (ft)
Peaks on hike
Elevation
Prominence
1
Delano Peak
12169 ft
4689 rise
2
Mount Holly
11985 ft
425 rise

Hire me or show me some love!

Hire/refer me as a web developer or send me a few bucks if you find my site useful. I'm not sponsored, so all fees are out-of-pocket and my time preparing trip reports is unpaid. I really appreciate it!

Views from near where I parked, looking back as I started heading up the ridge.
Views from near where I parked, looking back as I started heading up the ridge.
Heading up the ridge toward Delano Peak.
Heading up the ridge toward Delano Peak.
Looking back while hiking up the ridge. Mt. Shelly Baldy visible on the left, Baldy on the far right.
Looking back while hiking up the ridge. Mt. Shelly Baldy visible on the left, Baldy on the far right.
Mountain goats on the bottom right.
Mountain goats on the bottom right.
Looking back along the ridge.
Looking back along the ridge.
Continuing up the ridge to Delano Peak.
Continuing up the ridge to Delano Peak.
Views of Baldy and Shelly Baldy, Belknap peeking up on the far right.
Views of Baldy and Shelly Baldy, Belknap peeking up on the far right.
Delano Peak ahead.
Delano Peak ahead.
Image 8 from gallery
Shelly Baldy, Baldy, and Belknap.
Shelly Baldy, Baldy, and Belknap.
Looking southish on the way up the ridge.
Looking southish on the way up the ridge.
Image 11 from gallery
Image 12 from gallery
Mt. Belknap on the right, Mt. Baldy on the left. Two big peaks definitely on my to-do list.
Mt. Belknap on the right, Mt. Baldy on the left. Two big peaks definitely on my to-do list.
Delano Peak.
Delano Peak.
Image 15 from gallery
Along the ridge to Mt. Holly.
Along the ridge to Mt. Holly.
Looking back up the steep section from Delano Peak to Mt Holly.
Looking back up the steep section from Delano Peak to Mt Holly.
Image 18 from gallery
Image 19 from gallery
Looking back toward Delano Peak.
Looking back toward Delano Peak.
Looking back toward Delano Peak.
Looking back toward Delano Peak.
Image 22 from gallery
Image 23 from gallery
Approaching Mt. Holly.
Approaching Mt. Holly.
Mt. Holly summit, looking back toward Delano Peak. You can see Baldy in the distance.
Mt. Holly summit, looking back toward Delano Peak. You can see Baldy in the distance.
Looking up at Mt. Holly from its base before heading down the Mt. Holly Trail to complete the loop.
Looking up at Mt. Holly from its base before heading down the Mt. Holly Trail to complete the loop.
Image 27 from gallery
Image 28 from gallery
Image 29 from gallery
Image 30 from gallery
Image 31 from gallery
Looking back toward Delano Peak (way back left) and Mt. Holly (right).
Looking back toward Delano Peak (way back left) and Mt. Holly (right).
Image 33 from gallery
Image 34 from gallery
Image 35 from gallery
Follow the road back to the start.
Follow the road back to the start.

Hire me or show me some love!

Hire/refer me as a web developer or send me a few bucks if you find my site useful. I’m not sponsored, so all fees are out-of-pocket and my time preparing trip reports is unpaid. I really appreciate it!