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North Star Peak 6041, AZ

	2024-04-06
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North Star Peak 6041

Tucson, AZ

North Star Peak 6041

Tucson, AZ

Hiking	7.77 Miles	2,429 AEG

Hiking	7.77 Miles	7 Hrs 41 Mns	1.20 mph
	2,429 ft AEG	1 Hour 13 Mns Break

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North Star Peak (elevation of 6,041 feet and prominence of 1,001 feet) is the second highest peak in the Little Rincon range. I had hiked to the Forest Hill, the highest point in the range, late last year and have been targeting this one ever since.

The first 3 miles of the hike go through a canyon on a half decent use trail, then I went up a steep slope to a saddle just below the peak, and from there it was a short steep climb to the summit. Thankfully there were no false summits on this one!

There were stagnant pools of water in the canyon that were onerous to get around. There was some slick rock that you needed to get on, and I did not wear the right footwear for that; so I had to get out of the canyon some to work around some of the slick rock sections.

I had read reports that indicated the hike was very brushy, but I did not find that to be the case. There was some brush, but it really wasn't bad, especially if you had on long pants. I brought some hand clippers with me and never used them.

There were great views at the summit, so this was a worthy destination. I thought that going through the canyon was not very interesting, so I did not enjoy that part of the journey too much. It is a very steep climb up to the aforementioned saddle, but the footing is good so it wasn't too bad. This wasn't a bad hike, but I enjoyed hiking to Forest Hill better than this one.

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[ checklist ] Summit Register Log

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[ checklist ] Apache Peak Blue Jay Peak Dos Cabezas Peaks Forest Hill Happy Valley Fire Lookout Little Rincon Mountains Mae West Peaks Mica Mountain Miller Peak Mount Graham Mount Wrightson North Star Peak Pat Scott Peak Reiley Peak Rincon Peak Santa Rita Mountains Wrong Mountain

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