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| Peak 3746 - Roosevelt, AZ | |
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Peak 3746 - Roosevelt, AZ
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| Hiking | 3.02 Miles |
1,527 AEG |
| | Hiking | 3.02 Miles | 4 Hrs 58 Mns | | 1.47 mph |
| 1,527 ft AEG | 2 Hrs 55 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | I met up with Brain W coming back from Montana and he joined me on this hike.
There were no known routes for this one so I had to do some analysis first. My planned route would have started a bit further to the North but when we drove there and looked at it we saw some very steep areas that we were not sure if we could get over. We continued to drive South on AZ-88. We found a pullout from the road so we parked there and got out to look at the contour of the various ridges leading up. In order to do that we had to climb a small hill to get a better look at the terrain.
We decided that we could hike up one of the middle ridges leading up. If it got too steep, we thought we could aim for a lower saddle to the left and hike up from there. We started on the ridgeline and found several cattle trails leading up. This gave us a great start and after about 20-30 minutes we were quite high up looking back down at AZ-88 and a segment of the Salt river to the West. Up ahead it got steeper. To our left there were a few canyons and rugged terrain. We saw the sky above us so we decided to just keep climbing up and eventually it would level off. The steeper part of the climb was hard and gravelly. Not the terrain you want on a steep slope. I had to use my hands in a few areas for added support. We were aiming for a huge barrel cactus. We were already committed to this ridgeline and could see where it leveled off. We pushed ahead and made it to a flatter area. This was a good place to take a break. We decided to have our lunch here with views of the Salt river below us.
At this point we were probably only 1/3 mile from the summit. We continued on and saw a barbed wire fence. This is usually a good sign because there's often a trail near it. We found either an old hiker's trail or use trail near the fence. At one point, I crossed over the fence and took a use trail up while Brian found a way on the right side of the fence. 5 minutes later we met up at the same place, so there are a few ways to go here. As we got higher, the slope became gentler. The peak had a long flat area and we had to walk a bit to find where the high point was. At the summit there was a rock pile between a boulder and a small tree. There were some larger rocks to sit on here. We decided to stop and have the 2nd part of our lunch. There were some great views of the salt river below us. Looking East, we saw many high points above us.
On the way down, we decided that the slope was too steep the way we came and figured we would try following the fence line. This turned out to be a MUCH better route than what we took up. I only had to use my hands in a few areas because of the steepness but there was a decent trail that seemed to follow the fence line. When we got lower, we decided to step over the barbed wire fence because there was less brush and boulders on that side. The terrain over there looked a little less steep also. We ended up seeing a lot of cattle trails heading down. At this point we knew we took the much better route going down and wished we went this way going up.
We had to zig zag a bit but it was fairly easy to get down. There was one final steep section but we just took our time. There was a saddle up ahead but a deep looking canyon in front of us. Before the canyon, we crossed back over to the South side of the fenceline and walked down to the saddle. At the saddle we found a trough that was between the fence in a way where the cows could access it from either side of the fence. This seemed like a good design. We also saw a hose leading North/South where water would be pumped in if a float valve got too low.
From here we followed some faint trails in the direction of our starting point. Eventually the trails ran out and it was more of an open Country hike back to where I parked.
Driving Directions
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Note: although the sign said end of paved road, the paved road continued all the way to where we parked. Any sedan can make it.
From Roosevelt, AZ
Head west on AZ-188 N toward Main St, continue for 1.4 mi
Before the bridge...
Turn left onto AZ-88 W, continue for 7.8 miles
You will see a pullout on the right
Stats
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3.02 miles
1527 feet AEG
strava moving time 2 hrs 5 mins
strava elapsed time 4 hrs 58 mins |
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Michael Williams
IT Professional
Rocky Point Vacation Rentals
Ocean Front Condo in Rocky Point, Sonora, Mexico
www.beachfrontmexico.us
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