My Year of Hiking: 2020

MY YEAR OF HIKING: 2020


HIKE NUMBER: 2020/01

DATE: May 07, 2020

NAME: Goblin Valley

PLACE: Goblin Valley State Park - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah, Ceci, and Eli


HIKE NUMBER: 2020/02

DATE: May 08, 2020

NAME: Goblin Valley

PLACE: Goblin Valley State Park - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah, Ceci, and Eli


HIKE NUMBER: 2020/03

DATE: May 09, 2020

NAME: Goblin Valley

PLACE: Goblin Valley State Park - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah, Ceci, and Eli


HIKE NUMBER: 2020/04

DATE: June 14, 2020

NAME: Grandeur Peak

PLACE: Church Fork Trailhead - Millcreek Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 5.9 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 8299 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 2600 feet

NOTES: Thirteenth summit of Grandeur Peak; First summit of 2020


HIKE NUMBER: 2020/05

DATE: June 21, 2020

NAME: Lake Blanche

PLACE: Mill B Trailhead - Big Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 6.8 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 8920 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 2700 feet


HIKE NUMBER: 2020/06

DATE: August 02, 2020

NAME: Gobbler’s Knob

PLACE: Alexander Basin Trailhead - Millcreek Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 4.4 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 10246 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 3000+ feet

NOTES: Fifth summit of Gobbler’s Knob; Second summit of 2020

JOINED BY: Reina


HIKE NUMBER: 2020/07

DATE: August 08, 2020

NAME: Mosca Pass

PLACE: Great Sand Dunes National Park - Sangre de Cristo Mountains - Colorado

DISTANCE: 7 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 9750 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 1400 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah and Amanda


HIKE NUMBER: 2020/08

DATE: August 08, 2020

NAME: Great Sand Dunes

PLACE: Great Sand Dunes National Park - Sangre de Cristo Mountains - Colorado

JOINED BY: Sarah and Amanda


HIKE NUMBER: 2020/09

DATE: August 16, 2009

NAME: Murdock Peak

PLACE: Big Water Trailhead - Millcreek Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 7.6 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 9602 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 1940 feet

JOINED BY: Reina

NOTES: Second summit of Murdock Peak; Third summit of 2020


HIKE NUMBER: 2020/10

DATE: August 23, 2020

NAME: Mount Raymond

PLACE: Butler Fork Trailhead - Big Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 7.8 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 10241 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 3028 feet

JOINED BY: Reina

NOTES: Third summit of Mount Raymond; Fourth summit of 2020


HIKE NUMBER: 2020/11

DATE: September 02, 2020

NAME: Clayton Peak

PLACE: Brighton Resort - Big Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 6 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 10721 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 1800 feet

JOINED BY: Reina

NOTES: First summit of Clayton Peak; Fifth summit of 2020


HIKE NUMBER: 2020/12

DATE: September 20, 2020

NAME: Mount Superior and Monte Cristo

PLACE: Alta - Little Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 5.76 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 11118 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 2459 feet

JOINED BY: Reina

NOTES: Second summit of Mount Superior and Monte Cristo; Sixth summit of 2020


HIKE NUMBER: 2020/13

DATE: September 27, 2020

NAME: Wolverine Cirque

PLACE: Brighton - Big Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 7.8 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 10646 feet (Mount Tuscarora)

ELEVATION GAIN: 2719 feet

JOINED BY: Reina

NOTES: First summits of Patsy Marley, Mount Wolverine, Mount Millicent, and Mount Tuscarora; Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth summit of 2020


HIKE NUMBER: 2020/14

DATE: October 02, 2020

NAME: Goblin Valley

PLACE: Goblin Valley State Park - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah, Ceci, and Eli


HIKE NUMBER: 2020/15

DATE: October 02, 2020

NAME: Goblin Valley

PLACE: Goblin Valley State Park - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah, Ceci, Eli, Reina, Rich, Leo, and Ronin


HIKE NUMBER: 2020/16

DATE: October 04, 2020

NAME: American Fork Twin Peaks

PLACE: Snowbird Resort - Little Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 9.2 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 11461 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 3851 feet

JOINED BY: Reina

NOTES: Fourth summit of American Fork Twin Peaks; Tenth summit of 2020


HIKE NUMBER: 2020/17

DATE: October 24, 2020

NAME: Butterfield Peak and Kelsy Peak

PLACE: Oquirrh Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 10 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 10373 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 3833 feet

JOINED BY: Reina

NOTES: First summits of Butterfield Peak and Kelsy Peak; Eleventh and twelfth summits of 2020


HIKE NUMBER: 2020/18

DATE: October 31, 2020

NAME: Desolation Overlook

PLACE: Millcreek Canyon - Big Cottonwood Canyons - Utah

DISTANCE: 4.4 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION GAIN: 1437 feet

JOINED BY: Reina


HIKE NUMBER: 2020/19

DATE: November 06, 2020

NAME: Thaynes Canyon Peak

PLACE: Millcreek Canyon - Big Cottonwood Canyon - Utah

DISTANCE: 6 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 8656 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 3000 feet

JOINED BY: Reina

NOTES: First summit of Thaynes Canyon Peak; Thirteenth summit of 2020


HIKE NUMBER: 2020/20

DATE: November 22, 2020

NAME: Grandeur Peak

PLACE: Church Fork Trailhead - Millcreek Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 5.9 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 8299 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 2600 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah and Reina

NOTES: Fourteenth summit of Grandeur Peak; Fourteenth summit of 2020


HIKE NUMBER: 2020/21

DATE: November 29, 2020

NAME: Red Butte Peak and Mount Wire

PLACE: Red Butte Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: ~4.5 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 7146 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 2000 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah and Reina

NOTES: First summits of Red Butte Peak and Mount Wire; Fifteenth and sixteenth summits of 2020


HIKE NUMBER: 2020/22

DATE: December 13, 2020

NAME: Avenues Twin Peaks

PLACE: Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: ~3.6 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 6283 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 976 feet

JOINED BY: Reina

NOTES: First summit of Avenues Twin Peaks; Seventeenth summit of 2020


HIKE NUMBER: 2020/23

DATE: December 20, 2020

NAME: Mount Van Cott

PLACE: Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: ~4.8 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 6351 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 1200 feet

JOINED BY: Reina

NOTES: First summit of Mount Van Cott; Eighteenth summit of 2020


HIKE NUMBER: 2020/24

DATE: December 27, 2020

NAME: Dale Benchmark

PLACE: East Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: ~5.5 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 7362 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 1700 feet

JOINED BY: Reina

NOTES: First summit of Dale Benchmark; Nineteenth summit of 2020


HIKING STATS: 2020

NUMBER OF HIKES IN 2020: 24

NUMBER OF MOUNTAINS CLIMBED IN 2020: 19

NUMBER OF UTAH COUNTY HIGH POINTS IN 2020: 01 (Salt Lake)

TOTAL KNOWN DISTANCE IN 2020: ~112.9 miles

TOTAL KNOWN ELEVATION GAIN IN 2020: ~42243 feet


OVERALL HIKING STATS

NUMBER OF HIKES OVERALL: 367

NUMBER OF MOUNTAINS CLIMBED OVERALL: 112

NUMBER OF U.S. STATE HIGH PEAKS OVERALL: 07

NUMBER OF UTAH COUNTY HIGH POINTS OVERALL: 21

TOTAL KNOWN DISTANCE OVERALL: ~1222 miles

TOTAL KNOWN ELEVATION GAIN OVERALL: ~347240 feet