Also, the summit was once again visible. After following the cairns for a while, the trail resumed and crossed west of Point 10,973, contouring up the side of the ridge to a small saddle. The trail sidehilled to the west of this point, crossed a sketchy scree slope, and achieved another saddle just below the main summit. The route here is marked by cairns but look carefully as they blend in with the rocks. Follow a nice route up a rocky slope as it contours east of the summit.
Big cairns mark important points.
The summit is very broad, and very big. I made the top just before 9 am and sat down in the lee of the small building out of the wind. The entire hike is treeless and views are outstanding all the way up. The others are visible to the north, about 3-4 miles away. After about 20 minutes, I began the hike down.