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Peak 3446 Tucson Mtns, AZ
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| Hiking | 2.75 Miles |
904 AEG |
| | Hiking | 2.75 Miles | 2 Hrs 59 Mns | | 1.39 mph |
| 904 ft AEG | 1 Hour Break | | | |
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| no partners | | I decided to hike a few low elevation peaks today. This was #1 of 5.
Thanks to Michael A for registering this peak which I've hiked NEAR but never summited until today.
Starting out I found some animal trails that I followed. To get up to the first saddle. Then after about 0.5 miles I found a fairly well-maintained trail which could have been another animal trail. This trail seemed to fade away by the time I hiked a total of 3/4 mile. From here I had to do a scramble UP. Near the top of the ridge I started seeing many cairns which took me all the way to the summit. Someone obviously spent some time placing all of these cairns. Since I didn't go down this way, I don't really know where the lower part of that trail goes but I would guess that it follows the top of the ridgeline.
To get down I took a route similar to what Michael A took. I didn't see any cairns the entire way down but it was fairly easy to follow the ridgeline. It was a bit steep getting down to the canyon, but nothing over class 2.
From the summit, you can see the Bowen stone house and there were some great views of the city. I didn't find a registry up here. I was on the fence about leaving one since it's a low prominence peak that isn't often visited.
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Distance (round trip): 2.75 miles
AEG: 904 feet
Strava moving time: 1 hr 40 mins
Strava elapsed time: 2 hrs 59 mins
Driving Directions:
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set Google maps to Camino de Oeste trailhead
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415 N Camino De Oeste, Tucson, AZ 85745 |
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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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