Fool Creek Peak — Local services in Scipio

Climbed Fool Creek Peak in 1963 with Leamington Boy Scouts. On the very top was millions and millions of ladybird beetles (2-3 acres) - always pondered how they navigated the winds to have this convention at the very peak - they seemed to feed on the lichen on the rocks. Certainly they could not survive a winter on such a peak. Sort of amazing.... On the way up we passed through Charley Johnson Canyon (named for my great-grandfather, Charles Alfred Johnson - previously known as Karl Alfred Jonasson, immigrant from Stockholm) , then also passed some Native American symbolic pictures on the rocks, certainly many...

Fool Creek Peak is one of my favorite mountains! Being the high point of the Canyon Range, views from the summit are incredible. To the west stretch row after row of dry basin and range peaks, while to the east and south central Utah's high plateaus and peaks can be seen. The view northwestward is dominated by Mount Nebo, high point of the Wasatch Range. And just to add to the fun, the summit's east face is comprised of near vertical cliffs dropping off into Cow Canyon. A wonderful...

Excellent hike. Take your time, bring lots of water. Unbelievable views from the summit. Wear good shoes and pants. The brush will tear up bare skin. The trail can be tough to find in spots, just keep to the Ridgeline and keep climbing. You will come back across a switchback to follow. Leave no...