Saddle Mountain - Tonopah Photoset • chumley • 2014-02-20 • HikeArizona.COM

Saddle Mountain - Tonopah, AZ

	2014-02-20
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Saddle Mountain - Tonopah

Southwest, AZ

Saddle Mountain - Tonopah

Southwest, AZ

Hiking	2.92 Miles	1,677 AEG

Hiking	2.92 Miles	2 Hrs 39 Mns	1.88 mph
	1,677 ft AEG	1 Hour 6 Mns Break

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BobP

Bob made me stop here since he was unable to get here last week. The route is easy to follow for the most part--the most troublesome being the scree area just above the saddle. But you just climb higher and you can't get lost. Great views from the top, but a little hazy today. Really dramatic drop-off on the southwest face. On the descent I climbed up to some caves that are easy to see from the trail. I'm not much for exploring, but one of them looked like there was a small hole going much deeper. It appeared too small for a person to get though. After hiking, we drove some of the roads to get more acquainted with access to the mountain. Nice peak, I might have to come back here again.

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[ checklist ] Belmont Mountains Big Horn Peak Buckeye Hills Burnt Mountain Courthouse Rock Eagletail Peak Gila Bend Mountains Harquahala Mountain Harquahala Plain Palo Verde Hills Saddle Mountain, Tonopah Sugarloaf Mountain Vulture Peak White Tank Mountains Woolsey Peak

Wildflowers Observation Moderate

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