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Salome Cny Overlook Peak 5612, AZ
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| Hiking | 4.83 Miles |
682 AEG |
| | Hiking | 4.83 Miles | 5 Hrs 51 Mns | | 1.12 mph |
| 682 ft AEG | 1 Hour 32 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | This hike started out from our camp near Park Tank and took us to a point overlooking Salome Canyon and then to the top of nearby Peak 5612. The first 1.3 miles of the hike were an easy stroll along the old road FR2747 to its intersection with a track leading to Thoroughbred Pasture Tank. At this intersection we found two fairly new road markers labeling the road from camp as FR2747 and the track to the tank as FR2750. Up until that time we actually hadn't known the up-to-date forest road numbers for these tracks as they are not shown on either the topo maps on HAZ or our Garmin hiking GPS's. I suspect that Tonto National Forest has been placing these new road markers in preparation for issuing a Motor Vehicle Use Map.
At this intersection we then followed the track to the tank for 0.2 miles as it traversed more-or-less west along the hillside. We then started off-trail to to the Salome Canyon Rim at the point where the track to the tank turned south down hill towards the tank. We had to thrash through thick brush as we hiked up to the canyon rim to find open rock ledges with views to the north and west. Arriving at the first rim viewpoint, GH once again discovered he had lost an important possession while scrambling through brush. This time it was one of his trekking poles. He back tracked to find the missing pole while I enjoyed the views and finally returned about 40 minutes later muttering something about not believing how far he had to go to find it.
There were were some good views of distant places we had explored on several previous trips to Redmond Mesa but were disappointed that we couldn't see all the way down into the canyon. I had also hoped to get a good view of the JR Ranch but it was hidden behind a hill covered with trees. We then scrambled down hill to cross a saddle between the viewpoint and Peak 5612. The saddle was covered with oak trees and was open under the cover of the trees. This appeared to be a favorite destination for the range cattle, perhaps to rest in the shade of the oak trees on hot days. The climb to the top of the peak was short and we were able to avoid most of the thickets of brush. The top of the peak was fairly flat and open.
Peak 5612 was ringed with a rock ledge near its top for approximately half of its circumference. We found a couple of initials spelled out in small rocks on the ledge so we weren't the first ones to be there. The ledge provided some great views and ended up providing an easy route back to where we could descend down to the saddle. With all the evidence that the saddle was a favorite range cattle hangout, we looked for a cow trail leading back to Thoroughbred Pasture which would avoid all the brush encountered on our way to the canyon viewpoint. The cows once again came through with an easy-to-follow trail on a gentle grade leading back to the track to the tank. From there it was an easy hike back to camp early enough for GH to cook his delicious linguini with tomato based meat sauce. [ [ photo ] ] |
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