First of all, I love the name—Gobbler’s Knob, but actually it’s a pretty nice peak. The 10,220 ft. elevation makes an excellent platform to see both Mill Creek and Big Cottonwood canyons, as well as the Salt Lake valley. The hike is a 3.5 mile lung burner going up. And because it’s so steep going up, you can plan on another 3.5 miles of toe-jamming, knee-straining torture going down. My GPS said that the Alexander Basin trailhead (40.6967, -111.677) elevation is roughly 6,000 feet. Flowers were in bloom at higher elevations.
In the picture of me, off to the left you can see the Big Cottonwood road leading to Brighton and Solitude.
