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| Hiking | 8.08 Miles |
2,295 AEG |
| | Hiking | 8.08 Miles | 5 Hrs 50 Mns | | 1.39 mph |
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| no partners | | This trip also included a visit to Lyle peak, which is near the route to Huachuca peak. I ended up taking the Peterson Peak trail to the Huachuca Peak trail.
My original plan for Tues June 6th was to hike Huachuca peak starting at "gate 7". I drove to the Fort Huachuca visitor's center and got a permit for free which is good for one year. This pass allows me to be drive anywhere on the base and access some of the facilities, I suppose. I was told that Garden canyon could only be accessed from the base and that there MIGHT be some road closures that would prevent me from getting to "gate 7". But, I decided to try driving up anyway. Once I got past the Upper Garden canyon picnic area I could see a closed gate that was locked. From this point, I figured that hiking Huachuca peak would have been 18 miles roundtrip and it was too long. So I decided to hike something else on June 6th and come back to this one.
Knowing there was alternate starting points, on Wednesday June 7th, I attempted to drive as close as I could get to "gate 7" from the South. I got pretty close to gate 7 and started my hike near an old sign marked "Forest Trail". I started hiking around 11:15 am. Within the first 10 minutes, I heard some very loud cicadas. Because it was already warm, I was glad that there was a lot of tree cover. In fact, for this entire hike, I would guess it's 90% tree cover and shady, which made it pleasant despite the hot temps. I summitted Huachuca peak around 2:10 pm. I took about 20 minutes to eat and hydrate. At the top there was a registry in an ammo box, a plaque dedicated to the soldiers of Fort Huachuca and a large tripod. Unfortunately the plaque was damaged or vandalized. There wasn't really any tree cover at the top as it was mostly small oak bushes, so I didn't stay at the peak for very long.
On the way down, I decided to summit Lyle peak. Lyle is less than 1 mile out of the way and there is no trail. You'll need to bushwhack up those a thick forest to reach this peak. At the top, I found a registry/jar which I signed. Looking to the South, through the trees, I believe I could see Peterson peak. I'll have to save that one for another trip.
distance for both peaks = 8.09 miles
total AEG = 2,295 feet
Strava moving time = 4 hrs 48 mins
Driving directions: This road will require high clearance and 4 wheel drive. Take FS 48 to FS 228 and go North. FS 228 is about 3 miles Southeast of Parker Canyon Lake. You will stay on FS 228 for about 2.5 miles. Near the end of this route, there is a sharp fish hook turn to the right and the trail descends down into a canyon. At the junction, make a left onto FS 4759 and continue for about 2.1 miles under you see an old very mangled wooden sign on the left side of the road. It looked like this sign was put through the wood chipper 3 times! Here's a great place to park.
Park at this location: 31.465629, -110.388748 |
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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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