In March, Walt Hutton, Courtney Purcell, and I did the first ascent of Peak 6,020’, a few miles due east of Checkerboard Mesa, just outside the Zion National Park boundary. We call it the Little Bishop due to its resemblance to the Bishopric, another Zion peak. It is best approached by a longish overland route through the pass between Checkerboard Mesa and Crazy Quilt Mesa. There were two short pitches of roped climbing near the top that were between 5.4 and 5.6. Much of the difficulty was in getting protection—the crux was marginally protectable with pins.

– Dan Stih