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| Hiking | 13.80 Miles |
2,042 AEG |
| | Hiking | 13.80 Miles | | | |
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| no partners | | This one has been on the To Do list for three years but a myriad of reasons (raging Pinto Creek flood waters, out of shape hiking partners, etc) have always seemed to defeat me. Not this time Pinto Peak. Took West Pinto Creek to Campaign Creek up to the saddle. The saddle was as far as we made it on the last attempt in February but nothing was stopping me this time. The off trail section from the saddle to the base of Pinto Peak is a route finding nightmare, but post fire, is a dream compared to what that brush used to be. Once you make the base, the push up to the top is steep but not terrible. The views from the top were well worth the wait and the three rock walls were an added bonus. Anyone know what these walls are (ruin, creative hikers?).
After finally reaching the peak, we were feeling impervious to pain so we decided to descend down the southeast face of Pinto off trail to try and hook up with the Cuff Button trail. You can see the trail from the top of the peak so route finding was basically following the path of least resistance. This was actually quite rewarding as, again, post fire, the bush whacking was minimal and we spotted a few ruins uncovered by the fire on the way down. I would not recommend this route up, but down absolutely!
Cuff Button was hit and miss and definitely needs some trail loving attention. The Miles Trailhead area had many campers, some with horses and mules that appeared to be doing some trail maintenance. |
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