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| Hiking | 2.50 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 2.50 Miles | 3 Hrs 1 Min | | 0.90 mph |
| 1,152 ft AEG | 15 Mns Break | 20 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | I originally planned this as the last of three climbs today but when I realized I would only have shade if I did it first (and the other two would have no shade anyway) I figured I'd knock it out first.
After a glance from the US 60 a few months ago along with Topo maps and Satellite, I had drawn a route curving around the 'back' of Chrome Butte. But once I was about to tackle the ascent I decided to try my luck going pretty much straight up, hoping to find a route through the vegetation between the craggy rocks. Good thing I did because it worked out and later form above, the route I had mapped out didn't look good.
The border between the San Carlos Reservation and Tonto NF runs right across the summit of Chrome Butte so in my wandering around I crossed through the barbed wire fence a number of times... which meant removing my pack each time.
Due to a reasonably flat summit along with trees and brush it took a bit of wandering to get the best views. But well worth it.
I began with 74° & 75% humidity (a by-product of heavy overnight rain) and ended with 82° and probably around 50% humidity so I got another soaking.
Only 45 photos so I will probably post them all in the photoset on HAZ. (Takes too long to pick out the 'best' of the bunch)
Chrome Butte summit panorama video is here:
http://www.youtube.com/embed/C29LIK4PVW0
A 10-1/2 minute video driving along the ancient US 60 is here:
http://www.youtube.com/embed/JjIjE9TY4g4
It's now part of FR584 but some maps refer to it as 'Hunting Road' which is a pretty accurate representation. Put it this way... JJ won't be driving his Jeep on it any time soon.  |
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