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| Hiking | 4.20 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 4.20 Miles | 5 Hrs 48 Mns | | 1.85 mph |
| 1,106 ft AEG | 3 Hrs 32 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | Ripsey Hill Mine and Ripsey Hill Disk are in the Tortilla Mountains, east of Florence, AZ., and near Kearney, Az.
If you have hiked AZT #15, you hiked through the Tortilla Mountains.
I called this hike "Ripsey Hill Mine and Ripsey Hill Disk", because reference mark #2 is the only disk left. The BM disk and RM 1 disk were plucked out of loose, crumbly boulders and I assume now, they're "wall plaques" in someone's garage.
Through research, I knew they were gone before my hike.
Ripsey Mine is very spread out, with mine tailings all over the place. From what I researched, the mine started up in the 1920s and failed.
Lotsa money must have been spent by "back east" investors, and the result was, it was a bust.
I guess it qualifies for the word "prospect" - and Not mine.
I will say, they did dig all over the place in their efforts, but found nothing viable.
The Ripsey Hill BM and two RMs were set on a mountain east of the mine in 1935. An azimuth disk was set near the mine and is probably now under a load of tailings.
Just for exercise, I hiked up two adjoining mountains prior to going up the RM #2 mountain. Great views from all three.
After the three mountain visits, I went back to the mine area, and again, looked for the Azimuth mark. No luck. I should have brought a bulldozer with me, to move the tailings out of the way.
All in all, this was a nice adventure. I had nice weather and nice temps. There's two other areas in this mountain range, I may visit, but they're both down my list a bit. |
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Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost
J.R.R.TOLKIEN |
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