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Sep 12, 2019 — The Tushar Mountains are really a spectacular little range, and I've spent a fair amount of time at this point hitting the higher peaks. I was ready to check out some of the smaller, hillier points in the range. This route hits a series of unnamed peaks on the way to Copper Belt Peak. The highest and most prominent point on this route is unnamed Peak 11673. A trail leads almost the whole way to Copper Belt Peak, which would knock this route down from Class 2. However, the little peaklets along the route are really pretty and I recommend just following the ridgeline. Even though there are much higher peaks in the area, this ridge route rests in the heart of the Tushars, so you get nice lookouts at the surrounding Delano Peak, Belknap and Baldy, etc., so it's definitely one to consider.
From the Bullion Pasture Trailhead I started off-trail up the ridge to Peak 11420. I outlined the trail in blue on my attached map that shows the way to go instead if you're not interested in the bumps along the ridgeline. Assuming you do want to do the crest, after reaching Peak 11420, a steep descent continued down to meet up with the trail for a short time before I left it again to gead up to Peak 11593. I encountered an avoidable Class 2+ down climb along the way. From the top of Peak 11593, I dropped down to the north and headed ascross a Class 2 bouldery ridgeline, which ended at the trail. I followed the trail from here, continuing generally north up to Peak 11673. The trail disappeared at this point, so I continued along the pleasant ridge until I made it to the remains of an old road. The old road continues just north of the ridge to the base of Copper Belt Peak. The route drops a significant amount of vertical gain in order to get to Copper Belt Peak, which is much lower than Peak 11673. I left the old road when it made the most sense and headed to the summit of Copper Belt Peak on its steep south slopes.
On the way, back, I just followed the trail to make my return easier. I left these sections in blue on my attached map.
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