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| Sunrise Arch - Bulldog Cliffs - Peak 3097, AZ | |
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Sunrise Arch - Bulldog Cliffs - Peak 3097, AZ
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| Hiking | 12.90 Miles |
2,818 AEG |
| | Hiking | 12.90 Miles | 7 Hrs 52 Mns | | 2.28 mph |
| 2,818 ft AEG | 2 Hrs 12 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | I enjoy this hike, and since Sunrise Arch/Bulldog Cliffs High Point/Gateway Canyon are in the closure area for Bald Eagle Nesting that runs for 7 months starting on December 1, I figured that today was my chance for a while to do this hike. This is not a hike to do in the summertime, so it is effectively a 10-11 month closure.
We started ended the hike at the Blue Point gate for the Bulldog Canyon OHV area, on Bush Highway about 1/4 mile from the bridge over the Salt River. I have a pass to enter the area, but there was no need to do so for his hike. We walked more or less parallel to the river for about 3 miles, and then climbed up to Sunrise Arch. This is a cool arch, and it has great views of Saguaro Lake and Stewart Mountain Dam. We then headed east up through a chute to get up to the Goldfields High Country. The chute was a class 3 climb, but there was no exposure and it was a lot of fun.
We then went north to the Bulldog Cliffs High Point, and stopped for a bit for a snack and to enjoy the great views. Then we went south to Peak 3097 and stopped to see Precarious Arch and Delicate Arch along the way. It was a nice off-trail excursion, notwithstanding all the fox grass. I think that I need to get some gaiters!
The views on Peak 3097 are some of the best in the northern Goldfields, so this is a worthy peak to ascend. After hanging out there a bit, we made our way to Gateway Canyon and took a good use trail down to the Salt River Bottom Land, and back to our cars.
It was a fun day out in the rugged, seductive, and underrated Goldfields! |
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