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| Hiking | 10.84 Miles |
2,469 AEG |
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| no partners | | After backpacking the Holdout-Blackrock loop, I car camped nearby and did a day-hike up the Cottonwood Mountain trail. My vehicle can't make it all the way to the trailhead, so I had a couple miles of forest road walking to start. The first half mile or so of the actual trail is mostly obliterated by the 2021 Pinnacle Fire and following Monsoon floods. After the first half mile, I found a trail-like path and mostly managed to follow it the rest of the way.
I didn't summit Cottonwood Mountain - I went to the saddle and hiked around that area instead. The trail from the lower canyon area up through the main climb is largely burned and overgrown with grass and the occasional catclaw. Once I reached the saddle, I was surprised that the area beyond it looked fairly untouched. This area offers some fantastic views of the area where Black Rock and Holdout canyons meet. After a good snack break, I hiked back down the way I came. Saw no one, even on the forest road walking. |
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