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170 AEG |
| | Hiking | 0.53 Miles | 23 Mns | | 1.99 mph |
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| no partners | | Brian and I discovered this high prominence peak while driving to Madera peak. Sometimes bagging a high prominence peak is easy. This was one of those cases. We were losing light and had just enough time to bag this peak before it got dark. We started an open country hike up and saw a road about halfway up. This road went in the direction of the peak but didn't go all the way up. The road turned into a trail and led us toward a barbed wire fence. Brian went under the fence but I decided to follow the fence line up and to the summit. When I got near the high point, I noticed that there were 3 different barbed wire fences all coming up from different directions and ending near each other. The fences were not connected to each other so it was possible to walk around them. There seemed to be 2 high points. We walked to both high points to make sure we got the true summit. On the way down we followed one of the fence lines down which met up with a trail. We continued on the trail which took us to a road. Then, we followed the old road down which led back into FSR 580. It was starting to get dark at this time, but we didn't need to use headlamps. If you're looking for prominence, this hike was incredibly easy and not far from Madera peak.
Driving directions
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See my directions to Madera peak
From Sulphide Del Ray campground on FSR 651...
Continue South for 0.1 miles past the campground and look for a right turn onto FSR 580.
Continue on FSR 580 for 2.6 miles and park on a pullout on the side of the road.
You will start your hike by walking up the gentle slope from here.
Stats
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0.53 miles
170 feet AEG
Strava moving time: 16 mins
Strava elapsed time: 23 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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