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Ojito and Bandelier Wilderness HPs, NM
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| Hiking | 4.55 Miles |
538 AEG |
| | Hiking | 4.55 Miles | 2 Hrs 18 Mns | | 2.18 mph |
| 538 ft AEG | 13 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | I did 2 hikes on this day, with each hike going to a wilderness area highpoint:
1) Ojito Wilderness Area HP (elevation of 6,278 feet)
2) Bandelier Wilderness Area HP (elevation of 8,740 feet)
Both of these are NW of Albuquerque.
Ojito Wilderness Area
(4.11 miles with 452 feet of AEG)
I drove about 12 miles off pavement and parked a bit before getting to the wilderness boundary. A crossover SUV could have made it to where I parked. I hiked through open terrain to get to the high point, which had some nice views. This area has some rocky terrain with quite a bit of juniper.
I passed several trailheads on the drive, so there are some other hiking opportunities in the area. Ancient ruins have been found in this wilderness, as well as the skeleton of a Seismasaurus, which is one of the largest dinosaur skeletons ever found.
I linked to the Ojito Wilderness Study Area even though I did not actually go into the study area. This small (124 acres) area is being considered for inclusion into the Ojito Wilderness, and is adjacent to the north end of the Wilderness Area.
Bandelier Wilderness Area
(0.44 miles with 86 feet of AEG)
The Bandelier Wilderness is contained within the Bandelier National Monument.
I parked at a pullout on New Mexico Highway 4 and walked a short distance to a curve in the road. At the curve I stepped over a guardrail and about 10 feet from the guardrail there was sign denoting the boundary of the Bandelier National Monument. I wasn't sure if this was also the wilderness boundary, so I went just a bit further through some lovely New Mexico locust to make sure that I tagged the wilderness boundary. There were some nice views at the high point area so I took a few pictures. |
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