As the elevation increases, so do the views of the Uinta Basin below and of the Uinta Mountains above. Steinaker Reservoir interrupts the lower desert lands with its shimmering, ultramarine surface, while treeless peaks rise sluggishly above timbered slopes. Each holds additional promising bike routes. Get Adobe Acrobat. The climb is all granny gear and downright brutal, plus it's technical as hell.
Red Mountain is one big, eroded, crumbling slickrock staircase.
The route crests Red Mountain at 7,790 feet for a direct 1,750-foot climb. March through June and September through November. You can attempt this route during summer but it will be deathly hot by midday. The singletrack descent off Red Mountain's north slope is on a shaded aspect, so wet conditions can linger when the south face is high and dry. There is no drinking water along this route.