Liam McInroy

Liam McInroy

Summit Cloud Peak

07/23/16

I day hiked this in mid-July and it was great. While it is hot in the bighorn basin it was a great temperature around the lakes. I needed a coat for the finish of the summit even though I was moving fast because of high winds. The first 7 miles are pretty straightforward but once getting onto the Solitude trail, you should lookout for the trail to Cloud Peak right after passing the lake. I overshot it by about a mile and had to follow the Paint Rock river back to the trail, but was able to follow it after that. Basically head down into the drainage as soon as possible and you will find a trail leading you up the other end and onto the ridge.

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