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| Hiking | 10.80 Miles |
2,131 AEG |
| | Hiking | 10.80 Miles | | | |
| 2,131 ft AEG | | | | |
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| no partners | | This was a hike to the summit of Hillsboro Peak, which is in the Black Range in southwestern New Mexico. Hillsboro Peak's elevation is 10,019 feet and it has prominence of 1,299 feet.
I parked at the Emory Pass Vista, which is maybe 500 feet from Emory Pass. I took the northern section of Black Range Crest Trail #79, which goes within a few hundred feet of the summit - a spur trail goes to the summit, so you are on a trail the entire way.
This segment of the Black Range Crest Trail is in much better condition than the southern section of the trail, which I took when hiking to Sawyers Peak the day before. I only 3 downed trees across the trail while hiking to Hillsboro Peak -- I stepped over one of them and walked around the other 2.
There was a little brush encroaching over the trail but it was not bad. In fact, the brush would deter only the most genteel of hikers from wearing shorts on this hike.
There was nice scenery along the way and I enjoyed this hike. There is a fire tower at the summit which I of course climbed -- the views were great from the tower! |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Moderate
There were some nice yellow and orange leaves throughout the hike -- mostly oak but there were some aspens near the summit. |
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