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Nov 29 2023

DixieFlyer

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Joined Jan 07 2017
Fountain Hills,

7Mile Mountains HP, AZ

Hiking		Nov 29 2023
		DixieFlyer • Triplogs 1,377

Hiking	5.53 Miles	1,771 AEG

Hiking	5.53 Miles	5 Hrs 19 Mns	1.33 mph
	1,771 ft AEG	1 Hour 9 Mns Break

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It had been a while since anyone from HAZ had shown some love to the Sevenmile Mountains, so Tracie the Intrepid and I decided to head out there today.

I turned off of Highway 60 onto FR5326 and took it for a ways, and then went on a lesser road for a bit and parked. I was hoping to drive a bit further, but it was a nice day and I didn't mind doing a little extra road walking. The hike turned out to be about 60% road walking and 40% bushwhacking. That is in distance. In time, it was more like 10% road walking and 90% bushwhacking!

Actually the bushwhacking wasn't all that bad, and the off-trail hiking was a lot better than some other hikes that I have done lately.

Once we left the road, the off-trail ascent was pretty brushy, but there were always gaps and ways to avoid just plowing through the brush. I had dressed defensively, which helped quite a bit. The worst of the brush was yucca with sharp pointed tips that kept showing up at the most inopportune times. In some places I took some hand clippers and trimmed off the sharp tips before going through.

We took our time and made it up to the Seven Benchmark. We located the benchmark and both reference marks. From @FLYING_FLIVER 's triplog, I knew where the azimuth mark was but decided not to go over to it.

We did, however, go over to the highpoint of the range which was about 1/4 mile past the benchmark. There was a Lilley-MacLeod logbook at the Seven Benchmark, and another log book at the highpoint.

We returned basically the same way that we came up. The descent was much easier, as we were able to take advantage of being at an elevated position and look down to see lanes and gaps in the brush well ahead of us.

Guayo's El Rey in Miami is closed on Wednesdays, so after the hike we stopped off at Guayo's on the Trail just outside of Globe.

This was a pretty nice hike in a scenic area, so I am glad that I went out and did this one!

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[ checklist ] Aztec Peak Carol Spring Mountain Carr Mountain East Mountain El Capitan Mountain Jackson Butte Madera Peak Pinal Peak Rock Springs Butte SEVEN 6409 Sevenmile Mountains Signal Peak Timber Camp Mountain

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Jan 24 2018

FLYING_FLIVER

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Joined Jan 28 2010
Fountain Hills,

Sevenmile Mountains and SEVEN, AZ

Hiking		Jan 24 2018
		FLYING_FLIVER • Triplogs 293

Hiking	5.58 Miles	2,209 AEG

Hiking	5.58 Miles	7 Hrs 9 Mns	1.87 mph
	2,209 ft AEG	4 Hrs 10 Mns Break

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The Sevenmile Mountains are a range of mountains north of Globe and east of Rte 60. The high point(s) of the range are on the western most mountain, and that’s what I climbed.

SSK44 wrote a very good HAZ description for this mountain, and I highly recommend reading it.
He explains (among other things), that yes, there’s alot of nasty vegetation on the way up, but if you’re patient, you can find short corridors of open space to get by most of the nasty stuff. When you think your surrounded, stop and look around. Chances are very good that you’ll find another opening. I did just that, and had very few ‘plant’ issues.

This turned out to be one of my all time favorite benchmark hikes. Surveyors named the benchmark, and the three other disks, ‘Seven’, back in 1938.
The top of the mountain is very wide, and about a mile long. In fact, it even has two summit logs on two separate high points. There’s all kinds of places to explore, plus the scenes in all directions are great. I spent alot of time roaming all over the place.

The surveyors set Seven Azimuth Mark in the most scenic location I have ever seen for an azimuth disk.
The mountain top is so expansive, they set the Seven Azimuth disk right on top of the mountain. It’s usually set off the mountain in some mundane location, but not this one.
The azimuth disk is in a group of huge boulders, located on the mountain’s cliff edge. Back in 1938, the surveyors must have been chuckling when they chose this location.

The temperature starting out was 25 degrees, and I was in the shade the entire time going up. The mountain itself was my ‘sun-umbrella’, as I was traveling easterly. The temp only got up to about 60 degrees on the way down, but the cooler temps never bothered me, as I was having so much fun.

If you are into off trail adventures, and enjoy hiking up mountains, put Sevenmile Mtns on your list. I suspect you’ll have a great experience.

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[ checklist ] Azimuth Mark Benchmark Reference Mark Summit Register Log

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[ checklist ] Carol Spring Mountain Jackson Butte Rock Springs Butte Sevenmile Mountains Timber Camp Mountain

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Oct 24 2009

ssk44

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Gilbert, AZ

Sevenmile Mountain

Globe, AZ

Sevenmile Mountain

Globe, AZ

Hiking		Oct 24 2009
		ssk44 • Triplogs 298

Hiking	5.00 Miles	1,750 AEG

Hiking	5.00 Miles	7 Hrs	0.71 mph
	1,750 ft AEG

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I absolutely loved this hike. I have thought for years that this mountain would be a very tough hike and it turned out to be manageable. This trip made up for my bushwhack nightmare on Apache Peaks just two weeks ago. Don't get me wrong. I don't regret hiking Apache peaks. Hiking Apache Peaks is a true accomplishment and the views go forever but Sevenmile Mountain was a much better package deal. Seven Mile Mountain is rewarding from start to finish and considerably easier. I will definitely revisit this hike some day. Locations like this continue to completely amaze me of what this state has to offer and just how majestic and stunning Gods creation truly is. You can spend your lifetime exploring the Arizona backcountry and never touch the surface of all that is out there to see.

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[ checklist ] Jackson Butte

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Jan 22 1995

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Joined Jul 28 2004
Scottsdale, AZ

Sevenmile Mountain

Globe, AZ

Sevenmile Mountain

Globe, AZ

Hiking		Jan 22 1995
		mazatzal • Triplogs 1,348

Hiking	4.00 Miles	1,630 AEG

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	1,630 ft AEG

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Started near the highway and headed towards the base but getting across a wide basin we got in a mass of catclaw that was ridiculous and painful. Made it thru just! As I approached the summit there was an appalling smell and just before the top there was a cow carcass. Bypassed around that and went to the summit. Detoured on the way down to avoid the cow and took a better route at the bottom to avoid most of the catclaw.

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