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| no partners | | Been a while since I have climbed up to Black Cross Butte and the weather abided. Wow, 60 degrees. I will take it. The clouds and haze made the normal stunning scenery only awesome scenery. I will take that too.
Lot of people camping out near the little turn off for Crucifix Canyon and a couple of jeep folks at the parking area when I arrived. They took off and I started up. My plan was to hike up the southern side of the butte along the trail that takes you to the saddle west of the butte, explore the area and then head up to BCB and hit the views up there. Then, come down the normal trail down.
The clouds were nice when I started, but I could see the hazy over cast blob moving my way when I got to the saddle. Came across lots and lots of sheep droppings and then saw a few off in cliffs above. I got a view zoomed in shots with the phone, and let them be. Once I got up top, I hiked a little ways towards the edge to see the canyon and then decided to hike up to the butte.
The views at the edge up on the butte are really nice. This entire area above the lake is so scenic for sure. Lot of sheep poops up here too, but I did not see any. I found some other scat that might have been cat? Coyote looks more like a dogs. Who knows? The only ferocious critters I saw were some ground squirrels and a few lizards.
I started down after skirting the edge of the butte. I forgot there's not much a trail going down. I was able to navigate my way down. I had trouble finding the little chute that takes you down to the spire/needle area, and ended up taking a few wrong ways, but I eventually saw the giant cairn (visible from space) that marks it. Once I got down from there it was a short hike back to the truck.
Other than the people camping and the few folks I saw at the parking area when I arrived, I saw no other humans. Just the way I prefer this cool area. I will have to get over to Horse Mesa, east of the Butte, one of these days. That looks amazing. |
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