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| Peck Canyon Rocky Ridge, AZ | |
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Peck Canyon Rocky Ridge, AZ
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| Hiking | 1.31 Miles |
640 AEG |
| | Hiking | 1.31 Miles | 2 Hrs 46 Mns | | 0.56 mph |
| 640 ft AEG | 25 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | Rocky ridge above Peck Canyon near Peck Canyon Window
This was a short steep one.
Had a few hours after work and decided to check out an outcropping of rocks along a ridge above the Narrows in Peck canyon. First elevation gain was a little over 400 feet.
Nice breeze at the top of the mesa.
Light clouds and calm solitude.
There is a cedar tree at the North end of the mesa that gave some shade and a great view of Mt. Wrightson in the distance.
Took a different way back down on the opposite side of the ridge and found a 4-inch metal pipe sticking out of the ground about a foot. It was called and had the initials FF on the metal cap.
About 40 yards away was another pipe and at the cliff above the narrow part of peck was a third one.
On the was back up toward the first pipe was what looked like a very faint road. I thought this may have been a road down into the canyon or maybe a way to get back the narrow part with a horse and wagon.
Instead of leading back to the canyon it lead around the ridge and there was a fourth pipe.
I thought the first one might be a vent for a mine further down the mtn but there was no sign of one.
After finding the second and third one I believe they are survey markers.
Hiking speed seems slow but I checked out a lot of interesting features along the ridge. Lots of fun scrambling.
1:31 – left truck in canyon
1:41 - base of rocky ridge
1:45 - on ridge
1:59 - Edge of mesa – water - headed back after a short water break
2:33 – back to rocky ridge
2:48- first pipe
2:58 – Edge of cliff above narrows
3:09 – back in Peck
3:16 back at truck
1.31 miles
2 hours and 45 min
Elevation 6:40 feet |
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