There are only a few reasons to hike up Soapstone Mountain. It has a nice forest and there are some views of the western Uintas near the summit. If it is bad weather, you are at least getting out, or it could be a bonus peak to reach after a day in the Uintas. If you are camped in the Soapstone Pass area hunting, you could stroll up.
Soapstone Mountain
Access:
Nice gravel roads access Soapstone Pass from both Highways 35 and 150. From the pass, a dirt road travels west getting rougher the further you go. If you are willing to punish your vehicle, you can make it to the end where the road is blocked for habitat reasons (or something like that).
Distance: Under one mile
Elevation Gain: 200 feet
Summit Elevation: 9,473 feet
Prominence: 436 feet
Route:
From roads end, hike SW through the forest until you hit an open area below the summit. There is a road in this open area leading directly to the summit. I presume that this road connects with the road you are parked on further to the west. Walk the road to the summit. The views are while walking on the road, once on the summit you are in a bunch of trees.
Limited views to the Wasatch Mountains.
Near the top with views to the higher Uinta Mountains.
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