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| Hiking | 4.20 Miles |
758 AEG |
| | Hiking | 4.20 Miles | 2 Hrs 58 Mns | | 1.63 mph |
| 758 ft AEG | 23 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | This was a hike to the highpoint of the Sonoyta Mountains, one of 193 mountain ranges either wholly or partly in Arizona. The Sonoyta Mountains are in the southern part of the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, about 3-4 miles from the US-Mexican border.
I started the hike at the Senita Basin Trailhead. On the drive, once I got near the trailhead I saw a few of the rare and elusive senita cactus, which was neat.
I hiked about a mile on the Senita Basin Trail, and then took the Victoria Mine Trail. I went about 1/2 mile on the Victoria Mine Trail and then went off-trail to the highpoint. Once I gained some elevation there was a good bit of grus gravel to hike on, which was a bit slippery. I made it to a ridgeline east of the summit, which had some rock outcroppings that I had to bypass with some minor scrambling which wasn't too bad.
I hung out at the summit for a bit before descending. I found a better route back down to the Victoria Mine Trail that what I did going up. If I was to do the hike again I would use my descent route on this hike for both the ascent and descent.
Synopsis
This wasn't the greatest hike in the world, but it wasn't bad. The two trails that I was on were in great shape and were nice to hike on. |
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