DESTINATION Sutherland Peak - Huachucas - 7262 1 Photoset
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| Hiking | 5.75 Miles |
1,841 AEG |
| | Hiking | 5.75 Miles | 4 Hrs | | 1.44 mph |
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| no partners | | Walk North on FSR 4775, which may be unmarked (see my route), for 0.44 miles. Make a left at the junction on FSR 4776, which may also be unmarked. Continue until you have hiked a total of about 1 mile. You should see a sign telling you to go left for "Ida canyon trail No 110", and a few other points of interest. Take a left here and follow the trail up but you will only follow the trail for a short distance.
Only follow the trail to this location: 31.389828, -110.327506. Once the trail turns and heads North, you will want to look for a use trail heading West/Southwest. There won't be a clearly defined trail, but rather a few ways to go where you can tell people or animals have been this way. If you see a canyon up ahead, you can follow it, keeping it on your left side. There was maybe 1 spot where the terrain outside the canyon was very rocky/rugged where the hiking was easier in the canyon, so I took the canyon for a short distance. Your goal is to make it to the saddle North of Sutherland peak. From here there appears to be multiple use trails going to the top of Sutherland peak. The better route in my opinion was my route going up. On the way down, I followed a few different trails that seemed to dead end in bad places. Not sure if these were anything more than animal trails. I also followed a trail that looked like it was heading down the East ridge but it faded away at a certain point and I decided to go back the way I came.
When you get to the ridgeline it is fairly rocky and you will want to stay as close to the top of the ridge as you can. There are a few areas where the brush is to thick and you'll need to stay on the Southwest (right) side of the ridgeline. I don't remember ever having to be on the left side of the ridgeline mainly because it was like a cliff on that side.
At the peak, there were a few open areas. I searched extensively and did not find a registry but I happened to bring a jar so I started a new registry today. Then, I put in under a small rock pile at the high point.
I also found several pairs of carpet shoes near the summit and some along the trail on the way down. There was definitely evidence of drug running in the past here. Not sure how old this activity was but the carpet shoes didn't look too old to me. Also, a border patrol guy I met about 1 year ago told me at the time that "scouts" were often times hanging out on Sutherland peak. That knowledge didn't deter me from hiking this peak. Hope our authorities can put an end to this ridiculous drug culture that is ruining the younger generation and empowering the criminal cartels.
On the way out, back on the old 4x4 road I saw 3 hunters wearing all camo. They said they were bear hunting out there. I didn't see any bears but I did see a lot of evidence of bears being in that area.
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Distance (round trip) = 5.86 miles, but would have been shorter if not for exploring other routes
AEG = 1,841 feet
Strava moving time = 2 hrs 50 mins
Strava elapsed time = 4 hrs 52 mins |
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Michael Williams
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Rocky Point Vacation Rentals
Ocean Front Condo in Rocky Point, Sonora, Mexico
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