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| Hiking | 4.13 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 4.13 Miles | 3 Hrs 19 Mns | | 1.63 mph |
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| no partners | | I decided to take advantage of the cool weather and hike to another low elevation peak. This one has an elevation of 3,084 feet and prominence of 1,124 feet; plus it is the highpoint of the Little Harquahala Mountain range.
Instead of following the HAZ default route, I went out-and-back on the ascent route that @FLYING_FLIVER used when he did this hike.
I believe that a sedan could probably make it to where I parked. I had intended to drive about 1,500 feet further, but there was a big dropoff into a wash. I could have gotten in and out of the wash, but I decided to go ahead and park and add the extra 1,500 feet to this short hike.
This hike follows the same MO as most hikes to the obscure peaks that I have been doing recently: hike across the desert floor to the base of the mountain; go up a steep slope to a ridgeline; and then follow the ridgeline to the summit.
This one turned out to be much easier than most though. Hiking across the desert floor was on an easy-to-walk-on road; the ascent to the ridgeline was not very rocky or brushy, and wasn't all that steep; and once on the ridgeline there is a use trail that can be followed all the way to the summit. So this one turned out to be a fairly easy and enjoyable stroll on a nice day: it was sunny, not too windy, and temperatures were in the low 40's when I started and in the low 50's when I finished.
At the summit I located the benchmark and both reference marks, and I also built a cairn to hole the height-of-light upright. I stayed up there for a while to enjoy the nice views, and retraced my route on the way back. I stopped my to see the azimuth mark on the way back, and also spotted a mine shaft.
This one turned out to be better (and easier) than I thought that it would be. |
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