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| Hiking | 17.15 Miles |
2,754 AEG |
| | Hiking | 17.15 Miles | 8 Hrs 18 Mns | | 2.63 mph |
| 2,754 ft AEG | 1 Hour 46 Mns Break | 12 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | I joined Chums, 9L and BiCackle in a hike to escape the heat and hit a couple of 8000'+ peaks. Alot of this territory I'd covered before, but Chums threw in a couple of new twists to keep it fresh.
Mahan Mountain was up first. At 8270' this is the site of an old lookout.
- 1914–1922 - Detection site, saw cabin and cistern built by 1922
- 1922–1935 - Operated with a 30 ft steel Aermotor tower
- Post‑1935 - Considered secondary; replaced by Hutch Mountain
- 2000–present - Structures dismantled, only footings & cistern remain
On a normal day you get some nice views to the south. but today the North Rim fires had spewed their smoke to the south to obscured some of the views.
From here Chums led us up a ridge line to gain the peak for the 8532' Hutch Mountain. The last bit was steep and rocky and had me sucking air. We had the tower to ourselves along with the current tower fire watcher manning it.
- 1920s - First wooden lookout constructed
- 1935 - Proposals submitted to build new steel tower
- 1936 - CCC builds 30‑ft Aermotor tower with cab
- 2008 - Steel catwalk installed for better visibility
- 2000s–2020s - Remains listed on NHLR, still occasionally staffed; popular hiking/tower visit site
Now up, was a 10 mile walk to get to the next target Pine Mountain. I left the others 200' short of the peak, skirting it and later waited for them at the AZT TH.
A short walk walk through the picturesque Bargaman Park area, stopping at a cabin just off the trail that I'd never seen before and an off trail jaunt through a wash, we were back to our starting point.
Good hiking with the misfits again. |
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