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| Hiking | 11.02 Miles |
4,139 AEG |
| | Hiking | 11.02 Miles | 7 Hrs 6 Mns | | 2.12 mph |
| 4,139 ft AEG | 1 Hour 54 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | A couple of friends were backpacking up on the divide and I didn't feel like committing to more than a day hike so I figured I'd try and summit North Peak and stop in for a visit at their camp. Bonus, I wanted to check out how the trail looks now that the manzy mashers had been through and cleared the path since the overgrown mess I encountered on my last trip here 9 years ago.
It was crazy windy on the drive up, and I would have bailed completely on the attempt if it had been close to that at the trailhead. Luckily it was just moderately breezy. I was surprised to find water running in Mineral Creek well below the spring, in addition to the regular flow I expected near the spring.
As I remembered, the climb on this one is no joke. But temps in the 50s all day made it quite pleasant. I turned off the established trail and made my way toward the peak. While this is by no means an easy route, I was pleasantly surprised by the lack of manzanita I encountered and found it to be a really enjoyable way to summit.
After some photos up top, I took a more direct route back toward the divide trail, and this was a significantly more challenging option. A little bloodied, I eventually found my way back to the trail, and met up with the others at their campsite and enjoyed a beverage with them before heading back down hill racing the limited December daylight.
I'll put this on my list for a solid enjoyable big-elevation dayhike relatively close to town worth doing again. It took me just over 7 hours but that included almost 2 hours of leisurely break time. |
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