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| Hiking | 4.33 Miles |
1,324 AEG |
| | Hiking | 4.33 Miles | | | |
| 1,324 ft AEG | | | | |
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| no partners | | This was a hike to the summit of Horse Mountain 7078, which is a few miles west of Crown King in the Prescott National Forest.
I took the Bumble Bee exit off of I-17 and went to Crown King, and from there took Senator Highway to Hooper Saddle, where I parked. Roads were good to Crown King, but Senator Highway was pretty rough. I timed my drive out and it took me 50 minutes to drive the 6.5 miles from Hooper Saddle to Crown King.
The hike was entirely on the Horse Mountain Trail, although it isn't much of a trail these days. I could kinda, sorta see a trail for about 3/4 mile, although it was very overgrown in that stretch. Beyond that, the trail essentially ceased to exist.
This hike was more brushy than my hike to Veterans Peak/Mount Washington earlier in the week.
Once I got closer to Horse Mountain there was quite a bit of fire damage from the human caused Horse Fire of October, 2020. There were a few downed trees and quite a bit of dead manzanita. I got a lot of soot on my clothes -- with luck the washing machine will remove it.
The deadfall and brush made this a much slower hike than I envisioned. Views were great at the summit though, and I enjoyed climbing up a large boulder that was the high point. The boulder was a good lunch spot, and the expansive views there were great.
Between the drive to the trail head and the overgrown trail, I can see why this one is seldom hiked. |
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