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| Hiking | 4.07 Miles |
1,754 AEG |
| | Hiking | 4.07 Miles | 4 Hrs 24 Mns | | 1.18 mph |
| 1,754 ft AEG | 57 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | It had been over 12 years since this one had an HAZ triplog, so I decided to go out and show Mount Triplet some love!
Mount Triplet (elevation of 5,299 feet and prominence of 1,349 feet) is on the San Carlos Apache Reservation. I have done several San Carlos hikes, and this one is far and away the easiest to get to. I parked at a fairly large pullout on Road 8, which is a paved road. Road 8 isn't the greatest paved road in the world, but it's a lot better than, say, Highway 93 from Wickenburg to I-40.
From where I parked, I made my way cross country and ascended on a ridgeline north of the summit. Along the way I picked up the default GPX track for the hike, and followed it the rest of the way.
As I was ascending I saw a half dozen or more bighorn sheep, which was cool.
There was a good bit of light-to-moderate brush on the hike, but it wasn't bad. I had some knee high gaiters but I did not bother to put them on. There was a lot of rock of various sizes to deal with on the hike, which to me was more bothersome than the brush. It was a bit of a steep climb to the summit, but it wasn't too bad and the footing was pretty good.
I thought that the 360 degree views on the summit were outstanding. Someone had gotten a bit carried away with spray paint at the summit -- probably some kid on the reservation.
There was nothing really hard about the hike, but by the same token there weren't many easy steps. This made the going much slower than I anticipated. I did enjoy the views though -- both at the summit and along the way on the hike. |
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