Bighorn Mountain sounded like a good way to work of my Thanksgiving meal so when Nelson and Fabio organized the hike I was happy to join.

We met at Lawn Lake Trailhead at 8:00 and were hiking by 8:30. We hiked up the Lawn Lake Trail for a few miles to the backcountry campsites Ypsilon Creek, CutBank, and Golden Banner. From there it was a steep bushwhack straight up the slope to the summit of Bighorn Mountain. The 5" of fresh snow made things a little interesting.

It took us about two hours after leaving the trail to reach the summit. Bighorn Mountain itself is fairly unimpressive, but the views of the major peaks of the Mummy Range were very impressive - Mount Chiquita, Ypsilon Mountain, Fairchild Mountain, Hagues Peak, and Mummy Mountain.

It was fairly cold and windy on the summit so we didn't hand around long. It took us about an hour to retrace our steps back to the trail and then it was just a slog back down the trail to the car.

Although not a real impressive tick on my peak list, it was a pleasant day out with good friends.