Rambler

oads
fork
twin
peaks
Broads Fork Twin
Peaks, more
frequently referred
to simply as “Twin
Peaks”, is the
highest and most
prominent mountain
on the eastern
skyline behind Salt
Lake Valley. With
an elevation of
11,330 feet (east
summit) and 11,328
feet (west summit),
the Twins rise
nearly 7,000 vertical
feet above the
valley floor.
Traversing to the
West Twin
The most commonly used ascent route is via Broads Fork; a class 3 climb of 5,100+
vertical feet with some scrambling and exposure. More difficult routes can be found
in Broads Fork, as well as Deaf Smith Canyon, Ferguson Canyon, Tanners Gulch, Stairs
Gulch and Lisa Falls. The center of the Twin Peaks Wilderness Area, the peaks here
are some of the most rugged to be found in the Wasatch. Needless to say, the summit
views of Salt Lake City and the surrounding Wasatch Mountains are excellent.
The Broads Fork trailhead is four miles up the Big Cottonwood Canyon road (UT-190).
Get there by either taking I-15 to I-215 east at about 60 th south, or take I-80 east to
Wasatch Boulevard. The parking lot fills quickly in the summer months.
Access to Deaf Smith is difficult and threatened by homeowners. The trail starts at the
end of Golden Oaks Drive (just off Wasatch Boulevard) at a dirt road. Try to park in a
manner that does not disturb the homeowners.
Broads Fork Twin Peaks offers a variety of route options, ranging from relatively
straightforward 3rd class scrambles, to exposed 4th class ridges and steep spring snow
climbs. (From summitpost.org)
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