DESTINATION Lyle Peak from Huachuca Canyon Road 1 Photoset
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I hiked to Lyle peak from the Huachuca peak trail coming from the Peterson peak trail.
After coming down Huachuca peak, I realized I had time to summit Lyle peak which isn't much extra in terms of distance or elevation. At the saddle Northeast of Lyle peak, you'll see a large metal structure on the ground that's colored orange. Maybe this is (or was) some kind of helicopter landing pad. It had to be 30 feet by 30 feet or more in size. I believe this entire mountain is part of the Fort Huachuca military base so it makes sense that there would be a helicopter pad here. It's only 0.25 miles from the saddle to the top of Lyle peak. I started hiking up, weaving through the pines and curving slightly to the left. I was able to avoid some of the thick brush by going around. It seemed like it's best to head toward the largest trees because there wasn't much else growing right up close to those trees and there was space to get by. When I got near the top, the brush was very thick. I needed to squeeze through and go under some lower branches to make it there. At the top there was a tall pole with some kind of antenna structure. I could look to the Northeast and see the summit of Huachuca peak through the trees but the view wasn't great because of the numerous trees in the way. I found a registry under a rock pile and signed it. On my way down, I tried to descend off the West side, but I kept running into cliffs and incredibly steep slopes which forced me back North. I ended up doing a bit of a semi-circle. It's best to ascend and descend this peak on the North/Northeast side.
P.S. Tim T, I saw your registry entry from Nov 3rd, 2022 where you had signed among a group of 4. I was surprised that nobody hiked this peak since that time. I was the next person up there, apparently, over 6 months later. |
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