Mission Peak, Fremont

Posted by Lara I.

I climbed Mission Peak for the first time not too long ago. I had been warned that it is strenuous, so I'd kind of steered clear for awhile, but found it to be one of the most rewarding trips I've done in a long time. It is very steep, and highly sun exposed, so I would not recommend doing it midday in the summer. It might be more of a fall, winter, spring trip...and bring lots of water. That being said, it is absolutely beautiful, so you are usually distracted by beauty. There are parts toward the top where I felt like I'd been transported to Scotland for the day. And, it is another one of the peaks that, while sitting in traffic on 580, you can look up and say: "I conquered that!" So worth it!