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| | Hiking | 7.50 Miles | 8 Hrs 15 Mns | | 0.91 mph |
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| no partners | | Brian and I finally decided it was time to bag this peak. This was a difficult hike because of the long and steep amounts of bushwhack near the top, and also it rained for much of our descent. We were at Atascosa peak a few months ago and the Ramanote Canyon Natural Arch several years previously. The forecast called for only an 8% chance of rain. There were some clouds overhead but with the low chance of rain, we were willing to take the chance. It ended up raining about 5 different times, starting before we summited, and continuing for most of the way down. We were not aware of any known routes so we used the topo map to plot what we thought would work for us. Our route up was pleasant but it took us longer than was expected. On the way down, we tried taking a different ridge on a path that was further North from our path ascending. In general, we were thankful for the many cow trails at the lower elevation because they saved us some time. On the way up, we hiked along several trails that were used by border crossers and we saw a lot of trash and debris. At the peak, we had some great views of Atascosa lookout and Atascosa peak. Near the peak, we happened to see a lot of blankets, trash, and debris. We were not sure how long it was there. We looked all around for a registry but didn't find one. I happened to have a jar with me so I started a new registry and put in under a small rock pile at the high point.
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0 - 0.18 miles - Follow Camino Ramanote road West
0.18 - 0.36 miles - Follow unmarked road going West
0.36 - 0.72 miles - bushwhack down hill, then head Northwest to cross wash, follow cattle trails
0.72 - 1.6 miles - hike Northwest and West to get a better view following cattle trails at times, then head toward "the notch"
1.6 - 1.7 miles - hike through the notch and continue UP
1.7 - 2.75 - continue following the wash to a point that can be crossed
2.75 - 2.97 - climb up steep rocky area to a high point
2.97 - 3.5 - climb along the rocky ridge to the summit
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3.5 - 4.5 - follow the rocky ridge down to a gentler ridge. This part of the hike took a long time because of the steepness, rockiness and rain. It was definitely a lot slower going down this route. We felt like we would have made better time on the same route we took up, had we taken it down.
4.5 - 6.0 - follow the gentler ridge down as far as we could go. There were some rocky and steep areas near the bottom, above the canyon.
6.0 - 6.32 - enter the canyon, stay on the left side of the canyon
6.32 - 7.09 - cross the canyon, follow cattle trails in the canyon, or on the right side of the canyon
7.09 - 7.51 - look for an old road going South, East, Southeast, and then South again to the starting point |
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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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