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| Peak 5636 - Mule Mountains, AZ | |
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Peak 5636 - Mule Mountains, AZ
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| Hiking | 1.99 Miles |
780 AEG |
| | Hiking | 1.99 Miles | 3 Hrs 20 Mns | | 1.26 mph |
| 780 ft AEG | 1 Hour 45 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | The old topo map shows 5636. Lidar came out at 5655 which has upgraded this peak to 301' prominence.
Thanks to Andy Martin and Mark Nichols for the invite! They are two Southern AZ hiking legends but will never admit it ;-). This was our 2nd hike of the day and it was all on AZ state trust land.
Few people will be interested in this peak because of it's remoteness, the long 4x4 drive and relatively low prominence. This was a peak that was recently upgraded to have 301 feet of prominence. Weather was comfortable with temps in the 70s.
Our route down, especially the last section, was MUCH better. On the route up we ran into a lot of catclaw in the wash and some along the lower part of the ridgeline. Once through the brush, the terrain was much more open and we had a lot of options from that point. Looking at the peak we could see 2 cliff bands near the top that we would need to find our way around, or through! It reminded me of Tam O'Shanter but not as extreme. The cliff bands appeared to stretch all the way around the West side and we were not sure of the best way around.
When we got closer to the cliff bands we could see a way through. There were a few class 3 moves needed to get up and over some of the rock formations. See route for ONE possible way to go. There are others of course.
We left a registry at the top and saw some possible apache trincheras up there.
This was one of those hikes where the drive was harder than the hike!
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Nearly 8 miles of some rugged 4x4 road. The first 3.4 miles of road going South can be handled by any 4x4 vehicle. After that, the road going West had some rugged spots that my 4x4 Chevy Colorado MAY have had trouble doing. Thanks to Andy and Mark for driving me on this hike.
GPS track shows drive + hike. 4x4 absolutely required for the drive.
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Rt distance 1.99 mi
780 AEG
strava moving time 1 hr 34 mins
strava elapsed time 3 hrs 20 mins |
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Rocky Point Vacation Rentals
Ocean Front Condo in Rocky Point, Sonora, Mexico
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