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Mount BallardTucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ
Hiking3.40 Miles 1,411 AEG
Hiking3.40 Miles
1,411 ft AEG
 
1st trip
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Staying in Bisbee for two nights and decided to hike up this mountain. Hike is a steady uphill climb, mostly following a barbed wire fence. Climb wasn't too bad and I enjoyed the hike. Great views of Naco, Sierra Vista, the wall, and Bisbee Junction from the summit. Lots of cholla near the top, had to be careful not to poke myself on one of them. I also looked for a survey marker on the summit, however it seemed to be right in the middle of some chollas and I had no interest in digging through them. Hike down went much faster than the hike up. Saw one other person on the trail.
Video I took along the way - [ youtube video ]

This trail also happens to be on the hiking app AllTrails and says you can hike up Fissure Peak. Obviously you shouldn't do that as like it says in the guide. It's private property. Lots of people complaining in the AllTrails hike reviews that hiking up Fissure Peak is hard, probably because there's no maintained trail.
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Wildflowers Observation Moderate
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