DESTINATION Peak 5822 - Iron Mountain Quad 1 Photoset
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| Hiking | 1.40 Miles |
1,057 AEG |
| | Hiking | 1.40 Miles | 1 Hour 33 Mns | | 1.01 mph |
| 1,057 ft AEG | 10 Mns Break | 15 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | With temps in the upper-20's and high winds, I'm sure gusting 45-50 mph this was one COLD hike. I planned on using 3 layers of clothing but thankfully I brought more because I used five layers. Even though I was bushwhacking up steep slopes through very dense brush (reminded me of the Manzanita on Mt Peeley) it didn't appear I was sweating at all because the wind kept me so cool.
The summit itself had so much brush around it it was hard to see much, but as I wandered around a bit the views were awesome. I crossed a saddle to a lower peak for more photos before heading back to the car. Good thing it was a steep downhill or I likely wouldn't have made it through the thick brush. I followed fresh deer tracks as much as possible but had to crawl on my stomach a number of times to get through some of the low brush so it was not fun. Eventually I reconnected with the route up and found some clear areas, well clear if you didn't count the knee-high cats-claw all over.
I'm glad this one is done! |
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