Photos of Signal Peak Backcountry
Thanks to Mark Muir, we have some great photos of the Signal Peak Backcountry Area to share with you. Signal Peak is located on Monroe Mountain within the Richfield Ranger District.
Let us know what you think about this area?
Nice shots, Mark!
Here are Mark’s thoughts of the area:
This past weekend, Doug Miller featured the Thompson basin road (road 079) as one of the outstanding trails in the recent Rocky Mountain Jamboree. He’s right, it is an outstanding view of the Sevier valley and the surrounding peaks, BUT the best is still yet to come. A hiking trail begins at the roads end that wanders southeast through Scrub Flat. It is generally a very mellow hike, with only a couple hundred feet elevation gain/loss. I hiked out for a few miles, then returned the same way, never seeing another soul, except for several elk. The aspen stands were incredible, interspersed with lush meadows where the trail disappears and a couple moss covered streams. If you continue on the trail, you’ll pass by Washburn reservoir and eventually end up at Koosharem guard station. The area can also be accessed from several areas in Monroe canyon. This is an awesome place for fall colors. I think I might make it an annual tradition.
Signal Peak (or Monroe Mountain) is a wonderful hiking and horse riding area.
Comment by Frank Erickson — October 26, 2005 @ 5:42 pmIt is close to the town of Monroe and I can leave the house and be on the trail
in about 10 minutes!
I usually hike from Monroe Canyon on the Shingle Creek or Second Lefthand Fork
trails although I have also hiked from the Signal Peak trail that Mark Muir
documented in his photos. All the trails are steep and aerobic. The volcanic
origin of Monroe Mountain sharply contrasts with the sedimentary rocks of the
Pahvant Range across the valley and highlights the amazing geologic and scenic
diversity we enjoy in this part of Utah. I expect as the population in Sevier
County grows that more and more people will enjoy hiking in this relatively
pristine area.