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08/28/2015
Kessler Peak from the lower part of the North Route Trail.
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08/28/2015
Looking down "God's Lawnmower," a major avalanche path that the trail crosses.
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08/28/2015
View across Cardiff Fork from the summit of Kessler Peak.
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08/28/2015
The Salt Lake Valley and the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon from Kessler Peak.
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08/28/2015
Looking past the (lower) north summit of Kessler into Big Cottonwood Canyon.
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08/28/2015
Taking in the views from Kessler Peak.
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08/28/2015
Mount Raymond (10,241 ft), left, and Gobblers Knob (10,246 ft).
Photo Date:
08/28/2015
Cairn marking the summit of Kessler Peak. View south toward American Fork Twin Peaks and Mount Superior.
Photo Date:
08/28/2015
A twisted dead tree where the trail reaches the summit ridgeline.
Kessler Peak from Reynolds Flat.