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| Hiking | 3.43 Miles |
1,046 AEG |
| | Hiking | 3.43 Miles | 3 Hrs 6 Mns | | 2.14 mph |
| 1,046 ft AEG | 1 Hour 30 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | I arrived at the starting point around 8.45 am. I contacted Amy after she said she had interest in both of these peaks (W Mtn & Circle I Hills / Red BM). She was running a bit late so I decided to solo hike W Mountain. The wind was very extreme and it felt like the gusts were 50 MPH! I walked the road up to the saddle. The wind got worse at the saddle since it was coming from the East. I continued the short open Country hike up to the summit. There were 2 obvious places where a registry might have been placed, but after looking I didn't find a registry. I decided to walk further South to see if I could have a view of the "W". I walked down to a point where I could take a nice photo of the W. If it wasn't so windy I may have walked all the way down to it, which was possible.
After that I hiked back up to the summit, and then head back down to the saddle. On my way down I saw Amy hiking up and met her at the saddle. It was incredibly windy at this time. We decided that we would continue to Circle I Hills HP. Amy and I hiked up the road which zig-zagged a few times. At times, the wind was so strong, it was blowing us West up the road. When hiking East, we were walking into the wind. We got to the summit and saw a fence line surrounding a radio tower. We walked around the fence line and found the Red benchmark and a registry in a rock pile near the benchmark. The benchmark was inside the fence but we were able to get a photo of it. We signed the registry and Amy headed back down to the saddle to hike W Mountain. I hiked down to my truck and had a late lunch.
We considered hiking the nearby class 3 peak 4941 but decided to save it for another day because of the insanely strong wind!
Stats:
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Distance (round trip): 3.43 miles
AEG: 1,046 feet
Strava moving time: 1 hr 41 mins
Strava elapsed time: 3 hrs 6 mins
Driving Directions:
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From Tucson or Phoenix, take I-10 East toward Willcox, AZ
When close to Willcox, take exit 340 for AZ-186 E/Rex Allen Dr/Fort Grant Rd
Use the middle lane to turn left onto AZ-186 W/Fort Grant Rd/W Rex Allen Dr
Turn right onto Virginia Ave, continue for 0.2 mi
Turn right onto N Circle I Rd, continue for 5.1 mi
Continue onto N Kortsens Ranch Rd for 0.8 mi
Destination will be on the right.
There's a road going up to the saddle between W Mountain and Circle I Hills HP. You can drive some of this road but what's the point? It's a short walk and fairly easy. Would have been a BREEZE without the wind, no pun intended ;-). |
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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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