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| Hiking | 3.30 Miles |
1,473 AEG |
| | Hiking | 3.30 Miles | 1 Hour 52 Mns | | 1.98 mph |
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| no partners | | This hike was to the summit of Scrub Peak, aka Scrub Benchmark, which is in the Beaver Dam Mountains in southwest Utah. The peak has an elevation of 6,786 feet and prominence of 2,065 feet, and is located between the towns of Mesquite, NV and St. George, UT.
I imagine that the peak got its name from the drab, scrubby vegetation in the area.
The hike is a road walk, and you'll need a high, clearance 4WD to avoid a really long road walk. Actually if you don't mind driving on a very steep and slippery road, you could drive all the way to the summit.
I pulled over and parked just before a steep and loose section of the road, since the hike wasn't going to be all that long. It was a steep climb though -- at the one mile mark of the hike Route Scout's split statistics said that I had gained 1,100 feet in elevation.
The hike up was a good workout, but the descent was too steep and slippery to be enjoyable. I likely went up faster than I came back down
There were nice views at the summit, so I spent a bit of time up there.
While the views at the summit were great, this was not a particularly enjoyable hike, as it was basically a road walk through a drab desert. |
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated
There were a few flowers, with apache plume being the most interesting. |
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| Civilization is a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there |
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