Mount Baldy via Cecret Lake in Wasatch-Cache National Forest, UT

Hike Mount Baldy via Cecret Lake Wasatch-Cache National Forest, UT

Class 2 5.9 miles 2400 gain 2-4 hrs Out + Back Sep 8, 2018
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I was wrong. A couple of days ago, I thought I finished my Wasatch 11ers, but forgot about Mt. Baldy, this dumb mountain covered in ski lifts. So, despire having done Sugarloaf Mountain and Devil's Castle a year ago (a skip away from Mt. Baldy), I had to return to bag my true last 11er.

Alta Ski Company charges money to drive the extra mile or so to the Albion Basin Trailhead since apparently their absurdly high winter prices aren't enough to cover the road maintenance, and simply covering the hiker fee to compensate for their ski lift eyesores and torn-up mountain slopes is too much to ask. So, just park in the free lot where the Albion Grill is, and hike a wide/road trail up to Cecret Lake to save the money and add some elevation gain to your day. The route doesn't officially go up Cecret Lake, but a short jump-over from the ski road takes you to the Cecret Lake Trail (specified on map), which you then follow to the saddle of Mt. Baldy and Sugarloaf Peak. There's a mini section of Class 2 to gain the summit of Mt. Baldy.

PEAKS ON HIKE
Elevation (ft) / Prominence (ft)
Peaks on hike
Elevation
Prominence
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Mount Baldy
11068 ft
348 rise

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Starting from the Albion Grill.
Starting from the Albion Grill.
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Along a dirt road for a bit.
Along a dirt road for a bit.
Devil's Castle visible up there on the left.
Devil's Castle visible up there on the left.
Cut across from the dirt road to the Cecret Lake Trail.
Cut across from the dirt road to the Cecret Lake Trail.
Cecret Lake.
Cecret Lake.
A trail leads up from Cecret Lake.
A trail leads up from Cecret Lake.
Looking back down at Cecret Lake.
Looking back down at Cecret Lake.
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Ski lift below Mt. Baldy.
Ski lift below Mt. Baldy.
Short scramble just past the ski lift.
Short scramble just past the ski lift.
Looking east toward Sugarloaf Mountain.
Looking east toward Sugarloaf Mountain.
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American Fork Twin Peaks on the left, ridgeline to Mt. Baldy on the right.
American Fork Twin Peaks on the left, ridgeline to Mt. Baldy on the right.
Looking back toward Alta, Sugarloaf Peak on the right.
Looking back toward Alta, Sugarloaf Peak on the right.
Mt. Baldy summit, looking southwest toward American Fork Twin Peaks.
Mt. Baldy summit, looking southwest toward American Fork Twin Peaks.
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Mt. Baldy summit looking east.
Mt. Baldy summit looking east.

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