The trailhead for Burst Rock and WHitesides Meadow is Gianelli Cabin--although you can also get there as I described from Bear Lake.

And while there are not a lot of high passes in the western part of the Emigrant Wilderness, you do get a lot of up and down. The ridges run Northeast to Southwest, and every creek requires a hike up over a ridge, then down into the next one...
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