Sep 11, 2019 — Little Black Mountain (aka West Black Mountain) seems to be a pretty popular trail, due mostly to its proximity to civilization and a short little scramble at the top adding some fun. This peak shouldn't be confused with the taller and more primitive point farther east along the same ridge called Black Mountain.
I started up the Bonneville Shortline Trail, leaving it to follow the hilly ridgeline leading east toward Avenues Twin Peaks (the least interesting Twin Peaks of the three pairs using the same name in the Wasatch front). I took a short detour to Twin Peaks' high point, and then continued generally east along the ridge on an obvious trail. There's one steep section about 2/3 of the way up, and then a pleasant bit of Class 2 continues along the ridgeline, where there are pretty views to the south. Toward the summit, there's a fun bit of Class 3, most of the hardest moves avoidable by keeping just south of the ridgeline.
The true high point of Little Black Mountain is a little bit past the top of the scramble, but most people seem to stop here since the social trail leading to the true high point is clearly less traveled.
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