Drive up Big Cottonwood Canyon until you almost reach Brighton
Ski Resort, turn left up the hill when you see the sign for
Guardsmans Pass. You will encounter a sharp switchback turn
which leads to a beautiful overlook, which offers views of the
Brighton and Solitude areas. Peaks in Albion Basin can also
be seen.
Continue up this road, it will curve to the left, and then it
will switchback hard to the right. At this elbow in the road,
you will find a dirt road that spurs down the hill to the north.
just follow the paved road to the overlook. Look around you
there you are.
Guardsmans Pass is not maintained during the Winter.
If you don't have tire chains, 4WD and confidence driving uphill
on ice, you'd be better walking up this road or just waiting
for better conditions.
November 2, 2007
November 17, 2007
Dec 16, 2007
From the actual Guardsmans Pass looking east toward the Uinta Mountains.
Kletting Peak, A-1 Peak, Hayden Peak
are clearly visible.
More Uinta Mountains, East Long
Peak, Bald Mountain, Agassiz
Peak (behind Bald)
Explorer Peak (far right)
From near Guardsmans Pass looking west toward Mount
Olympus
(Last peak to the left in the distance) and Wildcat Ridge.
The dragon-backed spine of Kessler Peak.
The sharp drop off on the furthest right sub-peak is the
launch pad for the forementioned avalanche.
Mount Raymond December
Mount Raymond November
Mount Raymond October.
Circle-All Peak is the sub-peak in the middle of the image, covered
in green aspen.
Mount Tuscarora, Mount Millicent in Brighton Ski Resort
Snow flurries on Mount Tuscarora
Pioneer Peak and Sunset Peak above
Brighton Ski Resort.
Below Sunset Peak is the very end of Big Cottonwood Canyon.
Mount Millicent and Mount Wolverine
From Guardsmans Pass looking south toward Mount Millicent, and Mount
Wolverine.
Twin Lakes Reservoir sits below the granite
cirque above.
From Guardsmans Pass looking west toward Mount Raymond and Gobblers
Knob.
Below to the left is Solitude Ski Resort.
Can you see Circle-All Peak?
A similar angle as the one above taken in November.
A similar angle as the one above taken in October.
Gobblers Knob, the highest point along the Olympus Ridge.
Connects Big Cottonwood Canyon southeast of Salt Lake City to Park City.
from a Kiwi who lives in SLC
Nancy Gray
Sydney Australia
2008-12-09
I'm writing a book and it includes a day when we crossed Guardsmans Pass from Big Cottonwood but came out the other end. I can't remember which canyon it connects to - Emigration? Millcreek? Does anyone know and if you do, can you let me know? Many thanks! Nancy
