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| Hiking | 4.24 Miles |
1,631 AEG |
| | Hiking | 4.24 Miles | 4 Hrs 5 Mns | | 1.18 mph |
| 1,631 ft AEG | 30 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | This hike was in the Pajarito Mountains, which are in southern Arizona, west of Nogales. The Pajaritos are partly in Arizona and partly in Mexico. I hiked to Mojohave Ridge, the highpoint of which is the highpoint of the Arizona portion of the Pajaritos.
I drove to the end of the Summit Motorway and parked. 4WD was needed the last half mile or so of the drive, but prior to that an SUV could probably have made the drive.
Prior to the hike I had looked at the Border Trail on a satellite view and saw that the trail basically did not exist. I suppose that you could just walk along the border, but that would have so much up-and-down that you would have thought you were on a roller coaster.
I had created a GPS track on Route Cloud using HAZ-topo and a satellite view, and the route worked out really well. I deviated from the plan a little bit, but not much. I'd say that 40% of the hike was on an easy-to-hike-in wash; there were a couple of steep climbs outside of the wash, but it wasn't too bad. Brush was minimal, so it was more like hiking in open country than bushwhacking.
Views were excellent at the summit, and since the summit was only about 500 feet from the border, I walked to the border and checked out Border Monument #129. There was a fence at the border, but there was a gap in it so I simply walked across the border. There was a well worn path on both sides of the border -- if only trails in the Tonto NF were as nice! Perhaps the TNF should hire some indocumentados to do trail maintenance!
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This was a very enjoyable hike and is one of my favorites! I may have to go back to this area again sometime. I'd like to check out Cerro el Ruido, which is the highpoint of the Pajaritas. However, it is 2-3 miles inside of Mexico, so that might not be advisable! |
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