Wilson Peak

Route: Rock of Ages Approach
Posted On: 11/3/2025, By: EvanJula
Info: A lot of snow on the final crux. had to climb the ridgeline next to the standard route. definitely hard to keep it below class 4. Would not recommend without a rope or extensive snow travel experience. 

Route: Rock of Ages Approach
Posted On: 9/23/2025, By: RRanger1996
Info: Great day on Wilson Peak. Final pitch after the false summit gave us pause at first look after seeing snow and a fellow climber take a difficult/sketchy route by staying relatively high (mid wall) on the down climb portion and traverse from the "gash". We used traction to down climb (obvious where the muddy footprints were) and traverse across to the gash, then we removed traction for the final pitch. Super fun after we got into the final section, but definitely took a few breaths to gather our wits. #47 was an excellent adventure. 

Route: Southwest Ridge
Posted On: 9/8/2025, By: David Sandretto
Info: The fresh snow from 9/6/25 was quite evident, especially past the false summit. It was already melting mid-morning lower down, and though I was the first to summit, at least 7 summitted after me, so I'm sure what's remaining is packed down now. 

Route: Woods Lake Approach
Posted On: 9/2/2025, By: caesarsalad
Info: Beautiful trail up from Woods Lake and we didn't see a single person until Navajo lake. Trail is in great condition up to the Gladstone saddle. It was a little wet in some places from Gladstone saddle to the summit, just had to watch out for slippery rocks or small patches of slick mud. 

Route: Rock of Ages Approach
Posted On: 8/12/2025, By: Ariella6
Info: Trail dry and summer conditions. Except one patch of snow you will need to walk through but it is not very far. 

Route: Rock of Ages Approach
Posted On: 7/28/2025, By: maylemay1
Info: One tiny snowfield left on the trail, maybe 30 feet wide. Not hard to cross. Otherwise great conditions on the trail. The final scramble is good fun. 

Route: Southwest Ridge
Posted On: 7/20/2025, By: eliyancey
Info: Down to two minor snowfields in Silver Pick Basin. Very easily passable with footholds. Rest of the route is dry and in great shape. 

Route: Rock of Ages Approach
Posted On: 7/11/2025, By: dakotasmama
Info: There are five small-to-medium-sized snowfields left on the Rock of Ages approach, all before the first saddle, all easily traversed and all were still firm enough that I didn’t pothole on my descent shortly after noon. Route finding is a bit tricky once you start the Class 3 ledges but usually staying high is the best option, though once I got a little too high and had to go down a small gully to get back on track. The views from the summit are beautiful in every direction. Still a decent amount of snow on the north side of Mt. Wilson and El Diente but Navajo Basin looked clear. The section just before the summit where you climb next to the gash was chillllly - it’s like an ice box in there so keep your gloves handy! Left the TH at 4:30, reached the summit at 9, back to the TH at 1:30. Really fun hike and 14er! 

Route: Rock of Ages Approach
Posted On: 7/8/2025, By: Wentzl
Info: Yes, there is some snow. Well trenched and passable in hoka's and no axe. 

Route: Rock of Ages Approach
Posted On: 7/7/2025, By: lauren_exploring_
Info: Lower portion of Rock of Ages approach is fine until the saddle comes into view, then there are about 5 unavoidable snowfield crossings. They have great solid steps in the snow, but I found spikes and poles to be helpful on ascent and descent. From Rock of Ages saddle, it is in mint summer condition. What a great climb! 

Route: Rock of Ages Approach
Posted On: 6/30/2025, By: dude4mountains
Info: The route above Rock of Ages is 100% snow free. On the approach up the into the basin there are two or three persistent snow crossings that may make you wish you had spikes and/or and axe. 

Route: Rock of Ages Approach
Posted On: 7/1/2025, By: backcountrybrodes
Info: Snow fields from out of the trees all the way up to the Rock of Ages saddle. Rest of the mountain is summer conditions. At least microspikes and an axe are highly recommended, especially for harder snow in the morning. I was able to glissade in the evening since the snow softened but be really careful of sharks (luckily I ran into none). 

Route: Bilk Basin
Posted On: 6/24/2025, By: masonzastrow
Info: Well, I wasn't expecting to end up here two days after my last attempt, but I summited today coming from Bilk Basin! Conditions are great from the saddle and beyond, only about three steps on snow are required to get to the summit. Getting from the lake to the saddle is difficult, the trail is very rarely visible. I used micro spikes and an axe for this stretch, crampons would probably be overkill. Snowshoes would be an option too. Because snow on slopes seemed sturdier, I ended up traversing a lot. Although snow near rocks was slushy by about 9, the stuff in the middle of snowfields was surprisingly supportive. I got a picture of the other route from silver pick basin, looks like there's plenty of snow on the trail still. I also have a pic of Mount Wilson and El Diente, looks relatively dry on the traverse but routes coming from Navajo Lake would still be pretty filled in. 

Route: Southwest Ridge
Posted On: 6/24/2025, By: mcosby
Info: Route in pretty good condition. Some consequential snow crossings in silver pick basin that warrant spikes and in my opinion an axe (an un-arrested fall would be bad). No snow of note beyond Rock of Ages saddle to the summit. 

Route: Navajo Lake Approach
Posted On: 6/24/2025, By: e2wa3n
Info: Hiked Wilson Peak from Navajo Lake on Sunday, June 22. The route was nearly in summer conditions, only encountering 3 mandatory but unproblematic snow crossings on the way to Rock of Ages Saddle. The route to Wilson Peak from Rock of Ages Saddle was completely free of snow except for two small but somewhat sketchy spots in the crux section just below the summit. We did not have any trouble though, and I'm guessing the route will be completely dry very soon. From Rock of Ages Saddle, we could see that the Rock of Ages approach is still quite snowed in and I would not recommend trying that route for a couple of weeks. Kilpacker basin also still looked very snowy from a distance, so I would let that thaw out for a little while before heading up there. I added some pictures showing the snow at the crux section as well as on the Rock of Ages approach.