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| Hiking | 3.05 Miles |
1,418 AEG |
| | Hiking | 3.05 Miles | 3 Hrs 32 Mns | | 1.14 mph |
| 1,418 ft AEG | 51 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | This was my last of 3 hikes in the Tucson area over the weekend. This one was to the Mustang Mountains highpoint (elevation of 6,469' and prominence of 1,544').
I drove to about 600 feet before the end of the road and parked at a pullout.
In a recurring theme over the weekend, this was another hike through grass that was knee to waist high. Unlike the other hikes, this one had some thorny vegetation and loose rocks to deal with.
As I started the ascent I got into an area that I think had been burned by the Elgin Bridge Fire in May of this year. The grass was not as high in the burn area. I noticed some partially burned indocumentado backpacks, so it must not have been a high intensity fire.
There were some pinon pine and juniper trees in the final part of the ascent, so I had to spend some time weaving around these, in addition to dealing with some rocks from a landslide. I really can't say what I did to get to the top, other than keep going uphill and trying to take the path of least resistance. There were some really nice views at the summit, so there was a good payoff for my effort to get up there.
I saw some blankets and clothes at the summit, so apparently indocumentados know about the place.
The descent from the summit went better than the ascent -- I could look down and see gaps through the trees, and other than being crazy steep coming down the mountain wasn't too bad.
Once I got past the trees into grass, the going was pretty slow -- I had to pause with each step through the grass to see what it was that I was stepping on. It was a bit demoralizing going so slow.
Synopsis
There were great views at the summit, but it was type 2 fun other than that. |
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