Cloud Peak is a Wyoming thirteener and the highpoint of the Big Horn Range. This route begins at West Tensleep Lake, through Bighorn National Forest and then follows along the southwest ridge of Cloud Peak to the summit. The route is challenging due to the extensive and mostly steep bouldering and rock scrambling that is required. The trail is not marked on most maps of the area nor via trail signs or blazes. Though this route along the SW Ridge is a long scramble, there are big wall climbs on both the East and SE faces.