With prominent visibility from Utah State Route 210 in Little Cottonwood Canyon, and being only 35 minutes from downtown Salt Lake City, it is a popular hiking, climbing, and skiing destination.

There are many ways to access the summit of Mount Superior, with the two most popular options being via the Cardiff Pass and South Ridge trails.

Once the pass has been reached, it skirts around Cardiff Peak along a ridge line to the summit.

There are various skiing and snowboarding lines that descend Mount Superior on all aspects.

[6] The high walls of the chute shield the snowpack from direct sunlight, and it is not uncommon for it to remain skiable well into June.