Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop

August 1st, 2024 at 6:06 AMLone Peak Wilderness, UT

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Distance12.9 mi

Elevation gain4,700 ft

CruxClass 3

Route typeLoop

Duration6.5 hr

Quality8/10

Vehicle to trailheadCar

Protected areaLone Peak Wilderness, Forest Service

EcoregionWasatch and Uinta Mountains

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Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — White Pine Trailhead.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Crossing Little Cottonwood Creek

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — View back toward Little Cottonwood Canyon.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — View back from the White Pine Fork crossing near the junction of the White Pine Trail and the Red Pine Trail. To the right, a spur trail leads to Gloria Falls.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Aspen trees along the Red Pine Trail.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Entering the Lone Peak Wilderness.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — View west along Little Cottonwood Canyon. Alpenglow on O'Sullivan Peak on the top right.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Maybird Gulch Trail junction. Continue straight along the Red Pine Trail.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Red Pine Lake.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — View back as the trail skirts around the east side of Red Pine Lake.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Joining the unmaintained Pfeifferhorn Trail.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Climbing a talus slope to gain the Pfeifferhorn ridgeline.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — View back toward Red Pine Lake.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Class 2.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — View back from just below the ridge. Upper Red Pine Lake is on the right.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Gaining the ridge. View south toward Box Elder Peak (center) and Mount Timpanogos (left of center).

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Headed west toward Pfeifferhorn (left).

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — The trail contours the south side of the ridge.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — View back. White Baldy, my next destination, is on the right.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Class 2 along the ridge crest.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — View back.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — View northeast.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Approaching the base of Pfeifferhorn.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Steep chute.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — View back.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Approaching a slabby section just below the summit.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Pfeifferhorn summit. View east toward White Baldy (right).

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — View north toward Twin Peaks (left).

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — View west toward Lone Peak.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — View south toward Mount Timpanogos.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Back on the ridge, headed east toward White Baldy.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Class 2 along the ridge crest.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — View back toward Pfeifferhorn.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Fun knife's edge section. My route bypasses the pinnacle ahead to the climber's left.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Keeping to the north side of the ridge.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — View back toward Pfeiffhorn (left) and Twin Peaks (right).

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Crossing over to the south side of the ridge.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Tricky Class 3 section.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Approaching a false summit.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — White Baldy summit comes into view (left of center).

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — White Baldy summit. View northeast toward White Pine Lake.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — View north toward Twin Peaks.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — View west toward Pfeifferhorn.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Continuing southwest along the ridge.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — View south.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — View back toward White Baldy.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Leaving the ridge, dropping into a bowl to the north.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — View back.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Tedious talus descent.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — View back.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Joining the White Pine Trail.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — The trail zigzags down this boulder field.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Entering a meadow.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Nice views along the White Pine Trail.

Pfeifferhorn and White Baldy Loop — Almost back at the Red Pine Trail junction.