route requiring a wide variety of techniques, along with routes ranging up to 5.12a in difficulty. Below the buttress and near the road is the Gate Boulder, a popular gathering spot shaded by large trees. The Pfeifferhorn is one of the highest peaks to climb in the Wasatch. The peak is usually climbed from the Red Pine Lake area, a ten-mile roundtrip climb that gains 3,700 feet. The peak was named after Chuck Pfeiffer, a Wasatch Club leader from long ago. With 529 climbs currently established, Little Cottonwood Canyon has the second most bouldering routes in Utah. These routes vary in difficulty, from V0 to V16. Some of the most commonly climbed areas throughout the canyon include Secret Garden, 5 Mile, and White Pine. Gallery See also List of canyons and gorges in Utah Little Cottonwood Creek (Salt Lake County, Utah) References Bibliography Bret Ruckman and Stuart Ruckman, Wasatch Climbing North (Chockstone Press, 1991, ) External links Utah Native Plant Society Canyons and gorges of Utah Canyons and gorges of Salt Lake County, Utah Wasatch Range Wasatch-Cache National Forest Climbing areas of Utah Protected areas of Salt Lake County, Utah