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| Hiking | 6.50 Miles |
2,480 AEG |
| | Hiking | 6.50 Miles | 6 Hrs 53 Mns | | 1.10 mph |
| 2,480 ft AEG | 57 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | I have been wanting to hike to the summit of this peak for about 3 years now, and I decided that I had procrastinated long enough.
I turned off on FR 650 not too far from the TH for Bassett Peak. The drive took longer than I envisioned -- I didn't time it but I'd guess that it was 1.5 to 1.75 hours to drive 12 miles. It wasn't a terrible road, but it was rocky and bumpy with lots of ups and downs which made for a slow drive. The last 1/4 mile when I drove down into Brush Canyon definitely required 4WD -- I used 4 low in that stretch. Prior to that, you'd need high clearance on the drive, but 4WD was only necessary 1-2 times.
It was a steep climb out of Brush Canyon, but it was doable. We followed what looked like some cattle trails that zigzagged out of the canyon -- I figured that if a cow could go up-and-down it then I could too.
We followed a ridgeline just about all the way. I thought that it would be a brushy bushwhack, but that turned out not to be the case. However, there was ankle busting rock virtually the whole way, which slowed me down quite a bit. We eventually made it to the summit, which is at the south end of the summit ridgeline. The benchmark, which was not at the highpoint, is about 500 feet to the north. I decided not to go to it though.
There seems to be lots of deer in the area -- I imagine that we saw at least 20 on the hike. Views at the summit were very impressive, so we enjoyed being up there. There was a bit of snow on the ground for most of the hike -- no more than one inch deep, but it was still a tad slippery on some of the steep slopes.
Synopsis
There are awesome views at the summit, but the drive and the hike will make you work to get there. Including both the drive and the hike, this one is an all day affair. |
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