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| Hiking | 5.40 Miles |
1,016 AEG |
| | Hiking | 5.40 Miles | 6 Hrs 9 Mns | | 1.17 mph |
| 1,016 ft AEG | 1 Hour 32 Mns Break | 15 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | I followed azbackpackr’s 12/10/2017 route (GPS :: Mount Nutt Wilderness Area) toward the Nutt Benchmark 5216’, hoping to get to that summit as well. Although the trail is heavily used by burros, and not much by people, it is clear that someone marked much of it with large cairns and even trimmed a bush or two along the way. The initial climb up out of Sitgreaves Pass is not marked, but there is one good social trail up to the mesa. Then for the most part, the trail is clear and well marked, except when it just totally disappears.
In the end, I did not make it to the summit. I was slowed down by routefinding and I think the continuous looks down into Cottonwood Canyon and up to the unnamed pyramid-shaped peak got to me. The views the whole way are spectacular, though, and I eventually decided I had enough pictures.
There is a great lunch spot and turnaround point at a saddle marked with a giant stone X, as though for a helicopter landing point.
A nice feature of this hike is that this is a wilderness you can get to by paved road. It would be great if someone completed a guide to the summit. I didn't qualify, since I only made it part way.
I heard--but never saw--lots of burros, and my footprints on the way in were overrun by burro prints by the time I came out. |
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