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Silver
Silver
Summit Elevation 10,006'
Summit Location 40.6525° / -111.5938°
Trailheads Beartrap Trailhead
Willow Heights Trailhead
Online Map View on wbskiing.com

Silver is the peak on the Park City ridgeline that is above Dutch Draw on the Park City side and above Beartrap Fork on the Big Cottonwood Canyon side.

It's easy to access Lake Desolation and Beartrap Fork from Silver.

Getting to Silver from Willow Heights

Silver from the Willow Heights Trailhead
Trailhead Willow Heights Trailhead
Trailhead Elevation 7,900'
Summit Elevation 10,006'
Total Vertical 2,100'
Skinning Distance 2.1 miles

To reach Silver from Willow Heights, follow the directions to the Willow Fork Beaver Pond from the Willow Heights trailhead, continue past the Beaver Pond, and head up the West Willow Ridgeline to the ridge separating Beartrap Fork from Willow Fork. Continue along this ridge to Silver. Be aware that these ridgelines are cornice and avalanche prone—give them a wide berth.

Getting to Silver from Beartrap Fork

Start at the Beartrap Fork trailhead and follow the directions to the Beartrap Glades. Silver is located a little north of the Glades. This approach ascends 2,400 vertical feet over 2.3 miles. Yes, that's slightly longer than from the Willow Heights trailhead, but it offers much better skiing on your return to the trailhead.

Getting to Silver from Ninety-Nine 90

It is easy to access Silver from Park City's Ninty-Nine 90 chairlift. To do so, boot from the top of the chairlift to the summit of 9990 and exit the 9990 Backcountry Gate. Then head due-south along the ridge about a half mile to the summit of Silver.

Resort skiers frequently follow this route to get to Dutch Draw and Conehead, because these can be accessed without skins. However, Dutch Draw has been the site of numerous avalanche fatalities (fatality #1, #2, #3, and #4). Remember that any terrain outside of ski area boundaries is backcountry and must be treated as such.

About the name

Although many people refer to this summit as "Silver Peak," the name "Silver" has been on USGS maps since at least 1955. Some folks simply refer to Silver by its elevation, Peak 10006.