Mount Superior from the road. The route follows the road on the right just uphill from the Forest Service garage.
Observation tower.
Snow science plaque.
Hikers on the approach to Mount Superior.
Dead fir tree.
Looking down at Snowbird from above the Hellgate Cliffs.
The first clear view of Mount Superior on the hike up. The route gains the ridge at the tree-covered knob on the right.
Hikers on the way to Mount Superior.
View of Big Cottonwood Canyon from the ridge.
Where the trail meets the ridge separating Little Cottonwood Canyon and Big Cottonwood Canyon.
Contributor John Badila on a short third-class section.
Just a bit more scrambling to reach Superior's summit.
Ladybird beetle on the summit with Pfeifferhorn in the background.
Looking toward Monte Cristo and an unnamed 11,000-foot peak.
Overlooking Little Cottonwood Canyon.
Summit mailbox with register (and snacks!).
The ridgeline west of Monte Cristo is rugged terrain that leads to several more peaks that exceed 11,000 feet.
Big Cottonwood Canyon from the ridge. Note the contrasting orange quartzite of the south end of the Carbonate Ridge and gray limestone of Reed and Benson Ridge.