Freedom Peak

Uinta National Forest, UT Central Wasatch Mountains

Trip stats

Distance
6.9 mi
Net Gain
3,700 ft
Time
3-5 hrs
YDS Rating
Class 3
Route
Loop
Peaks
1

Ratings out of 10

Effort
4.9/10
Personality
5/10
Beauty
6/10
Solitude
4.7/10
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Peaks on this hike

Summits listed in route order

  1. Freedom Peak
    10,801′ elevation · 281′ prominence

Route map + Trailhead

Trailhead Coordinates

40.268995, -111.579059

The directions link below drops a pin on the trailhead coordinates and lets Google Maps pick the route. If the drive has rough roads or access issues that GPS nav might get wrong, I cover that in my trip report.

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Trip report

Oct 12, 2017 — Sqaw Peak Road closes sometime in October for the season, but I guess I lucked out. The last 5.5 miles are on maintained dirt road, and the last .5 mile is very bumpy, likely not okay for low-clearance vehicles.

An easily-followed trail leads (Trail 060) leads with moderate steepness to Cascade Saddle before you leave the trail to follow the ridgeline to the north ridge of Freedom Peak, a fun Class 3 scramble for the last few hundred feet. In order to make this into a loop, I continued down the west ridge that turns north until you find a suitable gully toward the end of the ridge (Class 2). I'm sure you could go all the way to the end of the ridge and find a way down, but the gully was short and I was able to see the trail, so that was enough for me. After the gully mellows out, head through a small section of trees and meet back up with the trail.

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Photos

35 photos

  4. Looking back down the canyon.
  5. Freedom Peak peeking out behind that ridge on the right.
  7. There's Freedom Peak.
  10. Looking back down the canyon once the trail starts heading up the ridge to Cascade Saddle.
  11. Heading toward Cascade Saddle.
  12. Looking down the canyon I came up.
  13. Looking back toward Freedom Peak, Provo Peak's tippy top behind it on the right.
  14. Almost at Cascade Saddle.
  15. Cascade Saddle, looking toward Freedom Peak.
  16. Cascade Saddle, Mt. Timp in the distance on the right.
  17. Along the ridge toward Freedom Peak.
  18. Looking back along the ridge.
  19. Almost at the base of Freedom Peak.
  21. Class 3 fun begins!
  23. Looking back along the ridge.
  25. The summit ridge.
  26. Looking back along the ridge Cascade Mountain far away on the left.
  27. Approaching the Freedom Peak summit.
  28. After the summit, heading down the northwest ridge (visible in the center here)
  29. Class 2 scree and dirty slopes.
  32. Looking along the ridge toward Freedom Peak.
  33. Continuing along the ridge, almost at the drop-in point.
  34. One more look at Freedom Peak before heading down the gully and back into the cirque.
  35. My chosen Class 2 gully.

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