Mount Ord from Slate Creek TH Photoset • DixieFlyer • 2020-03-16 • HikeArizona.COM

Mount Ord from Slate Creek TH, AZ

	2020-03-16
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Mount Ord from Slate Creek TH

Payson, AZ

Mount Ord from Slate Creek TH

Payson, AZ

Hiking	15.60 Miles	3,927 AEG

Hiking	15.60 Miles	6 Hrs 23 Mns	2.88 mph
	3,927 ft AEG	58 Mns Break

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I was looking for a coronavirus-free hike that would give me a decent workout so I headed up to to the Slate Creek TH and hiked up to Mount Ord again today.

There was about 4" of water running across the wash near the TH -- just enough for me to take off my non-waterproof shoes to cross it.

It was a cool, crisp day which is nice for a hike. It was in the upper 60's when I got back to the TH, so it was getting a bit warm.

When I got near the summit there were 2 people walking back down to their RAZR which they had parked at the locked gate. They were the only people that I encountered while hiking on the trail.

It was nice at the summit -- I almost fell asleep while sitting up there and enjoying the views of Roosevelt Lakes, Four Peaks, and the Sierra Anchas.

Flora

Flora [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Desert/Mojave ceanothus Gooding's Verbena Indian Paintbrush Mexican Gold Poppy Mountain mahogany Mountain Mahogany Western Wallflower Wiry Lotus

Culture

Culture [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Fire Lookout Structures

Named place

Named place [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Bartlett Reservoir Four Peaks Horseshoe Reservoir Little Mount Ord Mount Ord Lookout Tower

Wildflowers Observation Isolated
There was a decent variety of wildflowers on the hike, but they were few and far between.

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