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Ute Mountain - Cerro del Yuta Wilderness, NM
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| Hiking | 5.92 Miles |
2,436 AEG |
| | Hiking | 5.92 Miles | 5 Hrs 27 Mns | | 1.35 mph |
| 2,436 ft AEG | 1 Hour 3 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | This was a hike to the summit of Ute Mountain (elevation of 10,092 feet and prominence of 2,480 feet), which is the high point of the Cerro del Yuta Wilderness Area. Ute Mountain is in extreme northern New Mexico, not far from Colorado.
The Cerro del Yuta Wilderness Area is a fairly new wilderness, having been established in 2019. Ute Mountain is the centerpiece of the wilderness, and the name of the wilderness translates to "Mountain of the Ute." This wilderness area is contained within the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument
Ute Mountain is a very recognizable landmark in the area. It is a volcanic cone on the Taos Plateau, and it has a commanding presence on the flat landscape of its immediate surroundings. It is a very forested mountain with pinyon pine and juniper on the lower slopes of the mountain, transitioning to ponderosa pine and Douglas fir on the upper slopes, especially those on the wetter, north side of the mountain. There are supposedly aspen groves on the summit, but I did not see them.
I parked at the wilderness boundary and ascended the mountain from the north. The first 3/4 mile was on an old road bed. After the road petered out I was on a use trail for a ways, up to a meadow at about the 1.6 mile mark. Once off the road bed I hiked through lots of trees up to the meadow. I went through the meadow for about 1,000 feet and then I was back in a forest the rest of the way to the summit. It was heavily forested at the summit, so there were virtually no views.
It was a steep climb: I gained 600 feet in elevation in mile 1; 1,200 feet in mile 2; and 600 feet in mile 3. There are no switchbacks, so it was just going straight up some steep slopes.
This hike was too steep for me to really enjoy. This was the 6th day in a row that I have been hiking, so I was dragging on this hike. |
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