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| Peak 4172 - Teapot Mountain Quad, AZ | |
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Peak 4172 - Teapot Mountain Quad, AZ
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| Hiking | 2.50 Miles |
1,322 AEG |
| | Hiking | 2.50 Miles | 2 Hrs 35 Mns | | 1.00 mph |
| 1,322 ft AEG | 5 Mns Break | 25 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | With the weather cooling off I figured it was time to get back to more hikes closer to home. Since I'd been neglecting the Teapot Mountain Quadrangle I figured what better place to begin my Fall peak-bagging season. So I picked a half-dozen peaks, spent time on Route Manager to plan the routes and set off with a rough idea of where I'd begin the day.
Since I had a peak on each side of the high point pass on SR 177 I figured it was as good a spot as any to begin. After parking on the southern 'Check Brakes' pull-off I chose to begin with Peak 4172 on the east side.
Thankfully the spot to pass through the fence was next to the Jeep so I passed through before putting on my pack. Since it was so close I thought it would be a quick 90-minute hike and I'd be on to #2 for the day. It still appeared that way when I reached the summit. But after taking in the views I decided to take a slower sight-seeing round-about return trip. following the drainage to the north.
That worked until I began following the drainage when I was confronted by impassable vegetation. Ok, since I had been casting eyes across at the ridge across the canyon I decided to climb just far enough to avoid the brush. But by time I had climbed partway up I figured I might as well continue up to the ridge and follow it all the way across. And that's what I did, descending to a saddle and followed a contour line back to the Jeep.
A great hike, awesome views and weather to go along with it, with the high topping out at 72°.
One video:
Peak 4172 summit panorama |
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