Four Peaks Mother Lode Photoset • joebartels • 2013-06-26 • HikeArizona.COM

Four Peaks Mother Lode, AZ

	2013-06-26
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Four Peaks Mother Lode

Phoenix, AZ

Four Peaks Mother Lode

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking	7.90 Miles	4,067 AEG

Hiking	7.90 Miles	8 Hrs 30 Mns		1.10 mph
	4,067 ft AEG	1 Hour 20 Mns Break	14 LBS Pack

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Brown's Peak

Amethyst Mine via Brown's Trail

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Mom doesn't get a lot of summer visitors so Mike and I decided to go say hello. Temps were extremely nice to Peak 2 then up to 90 degrees at the end. I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Took 6 quarts agua and consumed 5. Wore pants and a long sleeve dark blue shirt... the only super thin poly I own, not as hot as feared.

At one point I thought Mike lost his rope as it dropped off a bush when he passed. My vision is on the decline. He didn't bring rope, it turned out to be a snake. Roosevelt Lake is currently the nicest blue I recall. Air quality was pretty good judging by the crisp view of Pusch Ridge in Tucson. Peak 4 was kinna undesirable as the gnats were crazy through the brush. The slightest brush of a twig released thousands.

On the Amethyst Trail we confirmed rather large bears inhabit the area. A monsoon storm will probably wash away the confirmation.

Flora

Flora [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Wild Bergamot

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- joe

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