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| Hiking | 4.64 Miles |
1,303 AEG |
| | Hiking | 4.64 Miles | 3 Hrs | | 1.55 mph |
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| no partners | | Note: This hike was not a bushwhack at all! The hike involves road and good trail all the way to the summit.
I camped the night before about 1.4 miles East of Usery Pass not far from FS 3554 after hiking Usery BM, a few numbered peaks and Pass Mt. It was a full day of hiking and this was the 3rd day of my trip. I got up early, had a big bowl of oatmeal and hot chocolate in the morning. I packed up my campsite and drove over to the Wolverine gate. I had access to the Bulldog canyon so I decided to drive in a bit, down FS 10, and after roughly 0.3 miles, I turned right on FS 1356. This road is strictly 4x4 and there were a few rough spots but I made it in my capable Chevy 4x4 truck.
After driving a total of about 1.2 miles from the gate I saw a few other vehicles parked here. I parked and started my hike from this point at around 9 am. The weather was nice at this time but it was warming up quick. I followed an unmarked road Northwest and then North for about 1 mile before I found a trail leading off to the right. This is the trail to take to get to Dome Mt. The trail leads up to a saddle. From there, you will need to make a left and head up along some cliffs and up to the top.
Along the way, I saw a wide variety of wild flowers and plants - some orange globe mallow, brittlebush, poppies, cholla, wolfberry, red salvia or firecracker bush, New Mexico plumeseed, cream cups, chalk dudleya, miner's lettuce, rockcress, saxifrage-pink, lanceleaf liveforever, Eaton's penstemon (red), Florida hopbush, bachelor's button, indian paintbrush, red-maids, purple sandwort, Coulter's lupine, and more.
Past the first saddle, on the way up, I saw a solo hiker coming down and 2 large groups coming down when I was 750 feet from the summit. Overall the trail was good but there were a few gravelly slippery areas and I needed to take my time in these sections.
At the summit, I found an ammo box with a registry which I signed. There were some amazing views all around.
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Distance (round trip) = 4.64 miles
AEG = 1303 feet
Strava moving time = 2 hrs 22 mins
Strava elapsed time = 3 hrs 57 mins |
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Wildflowers Observation Substantial
Along the way, I saw a wide variety of wild flowers and plants - some orange globe mallow, brittlebush, poppies, cholla, wolfberry, red salvia or firecracker bush, New Mexico plumeseed, cream cups, chalk dudleya, miner's lettuce, rockcress, saxifrage-pink, lanceleaf liveforever, Eaton's penstemon (red), Florida hopbush, bachelor's button, indian paintbrush, red-maids, purple sandwort, Coulter's lupine, and more. |
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Michael Williams
IT Professional
Rocky Point Vacation Rentals
Ocean Front Condo in Rocky Point, Sonora, Mexico
www.beachfrontmexico.us
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