Willard Peak Climber's Log

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boisedoc

boisedoc - Oct 7, 2013 12:57 am Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2013

willard basin  Sucess!

a bit of a zoo up in Willard Basin. lots of people, ATVs, hunters, bikers. The actual summit was somewhat rocky. The road up to Willard Basin is in pretty good shape- just narrow and steep in places. Good fall color and of course cool views out over Great Salt Lake.

scgrant

scgrant - Jul 19, 2013 7:05 pm Date Climbed: Oct 12, 2014

Via Ben Lomond  Sucess!

10/12/2014 Skyline Trail to Ben Lomond and on to Willard.
7/19/2013 Started at the Skyline trail in North Ogden. From Ben Lomond I continued onto Willard Peak. I lost count of the number of mountain goats I saw between the two peaks. They were all over the place. Returned back to Ben Lomond and made the very slight detour to Chilly Peak on the way down. Great hike.

vanman798

vanman798 - Sep 9, 2012 1:54 pm Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2012

Lots of Mountain Goats  Sucess!

Drove up to Inspiration point, 9,422 ft, then wandered over to Willard Peak, 9,764 ft, and continued on to Ben Lomond, 9,712 ft. Ascending Willard I spoted one goat, coming down we spoted a herd of 12, which ran away, but when we reached them again there was at least 25 or 30 of them. I have never seen that many mountian goats at once. On the drive out we saw three mooses in Perry Reservoir.

Tracy

Tracy - Aug 1, 2012 12:19 am Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2012

from Inspiration Point  Sucess!

Beautiful summer day - one hour hike round trip.

Bun84067

Bun84067 - Jan 28, 2012 11:58 am Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2011

Feels like cheating  Sucess!

The drive to Inspiration Point takes some time, but when I consider the other hiking routes it's a great "short cut" to the peak. Saw some mountain goats after starting our way down from the peak. Great views.

jstoker

jstoker - Oct 4, 2011 2:20 pm Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2011

First CoHP  Sucess!

Easy drive to Inspiration Point - good road, high clearance a must, 4WD not required. I read that the road was very rough but it was not. Ridge climbed from Inspiration toward Willard Peak. Routefind from the NW to top. Deep crevasse on Willard! Continued on to Ben Lomond for lunch. Took the lower trail West and below Willard back to IP. Saw several Mt Goats. My first County High Point.

awilk7 - Aug 2, 2011 10:45 am Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2011

Snowy northern slopes  Sucess!

Scrambled up from Willard Basin to the north, despite the lingering record snowfall from winter/spring. A snow drift 10 feet deep and 75 yards across still covered the road 1/4 mile from the Willard Basin campground, so I started from there. Kicked little steps in the snow (I love heavy snow years) up the headwall above the pond to the ridge, then finished the easy walk through the rocks and vegetation to the summit. Great view in every direction, beautiful summer day, absolutely calm on the summit. Glissade down the cirque headwall back to the pond was a blast. What a beautiful way to spend a Saturday morning.

Rocky Alps

Rocky Alps - Jul 19, 2011 2:54 am Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2011

Skyline Trail via Ben Lomond  Sucess!

Between Ben Lomond and Willard Peak we saw about 50 mountain goats, and by following a few of them off the trail we made it straight to the summit. The views down over Willard Bay to the west were awesome. See "Skyline Trail" trip report for details.

David Mortensen

David Mortensen - Jul 16, 2011 11:04 pm Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2011

Willard Peak  Sucess!

July 2011 -- Climbed via the Skyline trail and Ben Lomond. We saw a lot of mountain goats, and we followed them to the summit.

July 20, 2013 -- Drove to Inspiration Point and then hiked to the summit with my dad and brother. Once again, there were a lot of mountain goats. Afterwards I mountain biked down.

voxnihili

voxnihili - Jul 5, 2011 1:08 pm Date Climbed: Oct 11, 2009

Long Day  Sucess!

Started at the North Ogden Trailhead. Between the 20 miles traveled and the snow that had accumulated over Ben Lomand and Willard, I was tired by the time I reached the car.

KoryDavis

KoryDavis - Sep 6, 2010 9:30 pm Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2010

With my fam  Sucess!

Saw lots of goats

KirtDavis

KirtDavis - Sep 6, 2010 9:12 pm Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2010

From Inspiration Point  Sucess!

Only one more CoHP to go, Eccentric Peak.

We hiked this one from Inspiration Point, seeing 30 some odd goats just to the west of the peak.

Pfeiffer75

Pfeiffer75 - Aug 2, 2010 2:26 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2010

Included Ben Lomond as well  Sucess!

Camped in Willard Basin after climbing Bull Mountain. Drove to Inspiration Point and ridge climbed to Willard. After Willard we climbed the easy ridge to Ben Lomond. We saw 100's of mountain goats on the west face of Willard and Ben Lomond

brekgrover

brekgrover - Jun 27, 2010 12:35 am Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2010

North Ogden Divide  Sucess!

Topped out from the divide with my 12 year old son, wife, and brother in law. Still some snow and we had to negotiate some sketchy snowfield traverses right below the summit. Also had to do some route finding, but managed. Huge rattlesnake right below the summit. It was very slow and lathargic and hardly seemed to care that we were there. Saw a goat as we were topping Willard, but it managed to sneak off without anyone seeing where it went. We were a little slow and took just under 12 hours round trip summiting BL twice (coming up, and on the return)and took a long lunch break on Willard. First county highpoint in my home county.

GO UTES!!!

kteichert

kteichert - Nov 11, 2009 7:26 pm Date Climbed: Nov 11, 2009

County HP #2  Sucess!

Amazing rocks up top. But I definitely wasn't fist-punching the air when I reached this summit like I was when I did AF Twins 4 days ago. But check it off the list. Combo'd it up with Ben Lomond. Ben Lomond is the celebrity of the ridge, and Willard seems to be the rough and rugged forgotten step brother. I didn't even find a registry on top of Willard.

sepra

sepra - Sep 20, 2009 2:16 pm Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2009

Mountain Goats Galore  Sucess!

Hiked from the North Ogden divide. Did Ben Lomond then Willard. I also saw a lot of mountain goats. Didn't start until noon so I was hiking the last hour in the dark.

punchline

punchline - Aug 16, 2009 10:49 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2009

North Ogden Divide to Ben Lomond to Willard Peak  Sucess!

A long day at 21+ miles but well worth it. Should have read Moogie737's post before we went - wasted a lot of time, backtracking and effort getting to Willard from Ben Lomond!

Allgauerjodler - Jul 26, 2009 2:48 pm Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2009

... from Mantua  Sucess!

Make sure you take the road slow, but it's cleared all the way to the top.

Stansbury

Stansbury - Jul 21, 2009 3:17 am Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2009

Three Good Peaks in One Afternoon  Sucess!

The road up from Mantua is in terrible condition and req'd. ~ 45 min. to cover the 7 miles. I parked ~ 1 mile below the Willard Basin saddle and first hiked to Inspiration Point. This is a relatively easy hike along the road that also passes by Willard Basin campground. It's a good alternative if you want to include this peak and also want another route to the Skyline trai. However, as of 7/1 there were still several trees across the road and frequent snow to cross. From Inspiration Point the Skyline trail is relatively flat to Ben Lomond Peak except for the final few hundred yards. Going this way from Inspiration Point be sure to take the left route at the first fork. Whether you hike to Willard Basin Peak on the way to or from Ben Lomond I think you'll need to routefind from the Skyline trail to the WB peak as I looked and couldn't find any existing route. There also were several mountain goats below and south of the Ben Lomond peak.

mrh

mrh - Apr 2, 2009 3:44 pm Date Climbed: Jun 28, 1988

From Mantua  Sucess!

Drove up the road from Mantua and hiked about the last mile. Great views from up there. The lake was completely full and Pilot Peak in NV was visible.

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