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| Blair Benchmark - Hog Mountain, AZ | |
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Blair Benchmark - Hog Mountain, AZ
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| Hiking | 8.61 Miles |
2,375 AEG |
| | Hiking | 8.61 Miles | 4 Hrs 58 Mns | | 2.08 mph |
| 2,375 ft AEG | 50 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | This was a hike to the Blair Benchmark (elevation of 5,757 feet and prominence of 1,597 feet), which is at the summit of Hog Mountain, in the San Carlos Apache Reservation. Most of this hike was on a road, but there was some off-trail hiking to get to the summit.
I went to Peridot and got my permit for the hike. I drove in on Road 600, then took Road 610 to where I parked, at the junction of road 610 and road 703. A crossover SUV should be able to drive on Road 600, but a high clearance 4WD vehicle is recommended for road 610.
I walked on the road for about 3.5 miles, and then went up a ridgeline to near the base of some imposing cliff bands. Then I traversed below the cliff bands to the south to a saddle. From the saddle it was an easy hike above the cliff bands to the summit. I might have been able to find a class 2 or class 3 weakness in the cliff bands to climb up, but the route I took kept the hike at class 1.
It was a nice summit with unobstructed 360 degree views. Low clouds kept me from seeing the very top of Mount Turnbull and Pinal Peak though.
There were 2 benchmarks at the summit -- one was stamped "Blair" and the other did not have a name stamped on it. Both reference marks were stamped "Blair".
I descended the way that I came up.
I enjoyed this hike, even if most of it was on a road. The area is scenic, and if you like solitude you'll almost certainly find it out here. This is probably the 10th peak that I have hiked/climbed on the San Carlos Reservation, and I have yet to see another human on a hike there. |
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