The Houndstooth

The Houndstooth

The Houndstooth is a granite pinnacle on the ridge between Ferguson Canyon and Deaf Smith Canyon on the west side of the Big Cottonwood Twin Peaks. The approach starts at the water tanks at the Ferguson trailhead and goes very steeply up the hillside on lightly improved game trails. It reaches a bump to the west of the Houndstooth that lets you see the rest of the route. A diagonal crack on the north (left) side of the crag hides a loose, brushy couloir that you can use to reach to the top.

See photos from Julie Kilgore's hike to the Houndstooth on 11/8/2014.