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| Hiking | 8.85 Miles |
2,616 AEG |
| | Hiking | 8.85 Miles | 4 Hrs 57 Mns | | 2.07 mph |
| 2,616 ft AEG | 41 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | I have been wanting to hike to Huachuca Peak for a while, and since I was in Sierra Vista I figured that this would be a good time to hike it.
The day before I stopped at the Fort Huachuca Visitors Center and got a Fort Huachuca Visitors Pass. The pass is free and is good for 30 days.
I drove in through Garden Canyon, and parked past Sawmill Canyon, about 1/2 mile before Gate 7. A high clearance 4WD vehicle would be needed to get to where I parked. I wasn't sure what was at Gate 7, and since I was at a wide place on the road where I could easily park, I decided to do so. Actually Gate 7 is not being used -- the metal gate is welded shut -- so in retrospect I could have shortened the hike by a mile by parking at Gate 7.
When I got to gate 7 I climbed over it and left the base. I went on a forest road a bit and turned onto a trail, the Peterson Peak Trail. Actually I missed the turn and walked down the road a short distance before realizing my mistake.
It was a steep climb on the trail until I got close to Lyle Peak, where the trail flattened out a bit. The trail continued on to the boundary of the base, where it crossed into the base at a wire crumple gate. The gate was low enough to step over, and since I had a permit that is what I did. The trail continued to the left just inside the base boundary; I think that it leads into Huachuca Canyon, where I could have started the hike. Instead of following the trail to the left, I veered right onto an unmarked but easily followed trail (the Huachuca Peak Trail) that goes to the summit of Huachuca Peak. At the crumple gate, there is no signage saying that access to the base is prohibited, but I think that you probably do need a pass to legally go into the base. The trail up to the summit was very nice to hike on, and was the highlight of the day for me.
There are some shrubs around at the summit, so you have to walk around a bit to enjoy the views.
It was a warm day, and I was wishing that I had done the hike when the weather is cooler.
If I the hike again, I would go ahead and drive up to Gate 7, or possibly check out some of the other access routes in the base that go to the summit. |
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