Description

Mt Wire is perhaps the most popular peak in the foothills and for good reason - easy access and a pretty consistent steep grade gives you a lot of bang for your buck.

Our personal favorite route - which is a deviation from the normal trail - gets on the ridge that goes up and passes the Living Room en route to the summit of Red Butte.

With occasional rock outcroppings, it’s more exciting and makes for easy scrambling.

From there, turn south and punch it to the summit of Mt.

Wire.

The return route descends down the gut of the drainage and back to the trailhead.