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| Hiking | 2.99 Miles |
1,618 AEG |
| | Hiking | 2.99 Miles | 5 Hrs 12 Mns | | 0.74 mph |
| 1,618 ft AEG | 1 Hour 9 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | Sevenmile Mountain has been on my target list for a while, and I figured that today would be a good day to hike up to this P1K peak.
I drove in using the @rwstorm driving route to Quartz Peak. Instead of going all the way to Quartz Peak, I turned off and made my way to a Powerline Road and parked next to one of the electric towers. I didn't need 4WD but high clearance was nice on the Powerline Road -- there were a couple of dips on the powerline road that might have been problematic for a crossover SUV.
There is really no good way to get up to this peak. From where I parked, I picked out a ridge that didn't look too steep, and hiked across the desert floor to get to it. It worked pretty well, and I eventually made my way to the main ridgeline along Sevenmile Mountain. Unfortunately, this ridgeline mostly sucked. It had way too many boulders and way too much exposure for my liking. It took a while, but I managed to thread the needle and make my way to the summit.
At the summit, I located the benchmark. The height-of-light was sticking up at a 45 degree angle, so I straightened it up and piled a few rocks around it to hopefully help keep it upright. I did not see the summit register log; either someone hid it very well or some nutrition waist channels took it.
On the descent, I had no interest in going back across the ridgeline, so I basically went straight down. It was steep, but not too slippery, and worked out much better than the route that I ascended. I am not sure how well that it would work out for an ascent route though.
This was a nice peak to bag, and I would have enjoyed the hike much more without traversing the ridgeline. |
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