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| Baldy Peak - Jeff Davis COHP, TX | |
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Baldy Peak - Jeff Davis COHP, TX
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| Hiking | 7.15 Miles |
2,130 AEG |
| | Hiking | 7.15 Miles | | | |
| 2,130 ft AEG | | | | |
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| no partners | | This was a hike to the summit of Baldy Peak, aka Mount Livermore (elevation of 8,381 feet and prominence of 3,926 feet). Baldy Peak is the 5th highest peak in Texas and is the high point of Jeff Davis County.
Baldy Peak is on the Davis Mountains Preserve, which is a privately owned research and conservation area. It is only open to the public on 4 weekends each year, and this was one of the weekends.
Advance registration is needed to visit, and I stopped by the McIvor Conservation Center to sign in. I then drove to the TH, which took about 30 minutes. Four wheel drive wasn't needed, but you do need some decent clearance to make the drive.
I took the Baldy Summit Trail on the ascent, which is a road. The road had been recently graded, and after the first mile there were sections that were Thompson Peak steep. The trail led to the intimidating looking east face of the summit block. I looped around to the west side of the peak, and ascended the peak from there. There was some talus to go through, followed by a short class 3 scramble to the top. There were nice, far reaching views at the summit and I enjoyed being up there.
On the way back, I bypassed some of the steep road walking and instead looped around on the Limpia Chute Trail. This added some distance to the hike, but this trail was scenic and much less steep than the road and I was glad that I went this way.
While some sections of the road hike were too steep to be enjoyable, this was still a nice hike and I am glad that I was able to see this area. |
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