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Webb Mountain 1880 - 1 member in 3 triplogs has rated this an average 3 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Jan 18 2021
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 Gilbert, AZ
Webb Mountain 1880Southwest, AZ
Webb Mountain 1880
Southwest, AZ
Hiking avatar Jan 18 2021
adenium • Triplogs 715
Hiking6.04 Miles 1,000 AEG
Hiking6.04 Miles   2 Hrs   54 Mns   2.08 mph
1,000 ft AEG
 
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In a normal year, this is the weekend that my friend Steve and I go out for a geocaching run (he's one half of Team Tierra Buena). Sadly, this year, we are staying away from other people on account of COVID, so I went out solo today. Though Steve was absent and I missed his camaraderie, I still had a fun time on the trail.

I parked just off Agua Caliente Rd, and though my Jeep could have managed the road, I wanted the exercise. I didn't have a destination in mind, though I knew Webb Mtn was ahead of me. The road took me to the base of the west side of the mountain, to an old abandoned mining area. I skirted south following the mining roads and foot paths until they petered out. At that point, I looked up and started picking out a route. This was probably the tough way to go, but it was a quick climb up to the ridge, and then south to the peak. Coming down, I followed the ridgeline farther north and dropped down to the road, and of course, this is what I should have done in the first place.

Great little peak. I wish I'd had a geocache container to plant on top. Maybe next time.
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Mar 13 2017
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 Joined Jan 28 2010
 Fountain Hills,
Webb Mountain - Gila Bend Mountains, AZ 
Webb Mountain - Gila Bend Mountains, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Mar 13 2017
FLYING_FLIVER • Triplogs 293
Hiking1.85 Miles 785 AEG
Hiking1.85 Miles   3 Hrs   23 Mns   2.27 mph
785 ft AEG   2 Hrs   34 Mns Break
 
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A friend of mine needed a ride to Buckeye from Mesa (and back), to meet with some of his clients. I told him I’d be his taxi service if we could leave before the AM rush hour, and return before the PM rush hour. He agreed, and off we went.
I dropped him off, and proceeded to do a quick hike before I drove him back to Mesa.

Webb Mountain is just under 4 miles north of Woolsey Pk, and it was just the right size mountain for my time period.
Most of the planning was figuring out what roads to use to drive to the north side of the mountain, where the Webb Azimuth was set. With the drive plan done, I chose to hike straight up Webb. That’s not a big deal as this mountain ‘range’ is wider than it is high.

I was almost certain the Webb benchmark disk was gone, but while up there I did some measuring and digging. As I thought, the benchmark disk is probably far away, hanging on someone’s garage wall.
The rock atop the mountain is very split and fractured, and I’m sure it didn’t take much effort to pull out the disk.

The two reference marks are still up there and in great shape, as no one would ever see them if they weren’t actually looking for them.

The azimuth mark is gone also. The surveyors placed it “IN AN OLD CONCRETE BLOCK”. The once circular concrete block is probably an artifact from the Hargan Mine, which was defunct even before the 1934 surveyors did their work. Someone pried the azimuth disk out of the block.

This little hike did the trick in filling up my time, while my friend was working away at his Buckeye business meetings. We easily beat the PM rush hour back to the east valley also.
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[ checklist ]  Buckeye Copper Mine  Hargan Mine  Webb Mountain  Woolsey Peak
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Webb Mountain 1880Southwest, AZ
Webb Mountain 1880
Southwest, AZ
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BobP • Triplogs 3,234
Hiking3.30 Miles 1,196 AEG
Hiking3.30 Miles
1,196 ft AEG
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The second w hike of the day. Lots of mining claims in this area. I found two reference markers but I think the main benchmark was stolen. Lots of digging in the area where it should've been. Also, someone had a small fire on the mountain recently.
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