Distance

6.3 mi total

Elevation

no info yet

Vertical

1,584 ft gain

Time

no info yet

What a nice day! I had always seen Bitter Spring Peak when I drove back the road to other peaks & wanted to visit it. There is actually an atv road up to the top of Bitter Spring Peak. From the summit, I saw the others & made a really nice loop. It was a really pretty hike! I descended BSP & headed across a ridge over to Peak 2234. I thought the ridge would connect to the peak, but it didn't. From 2234, I dropped into the wash & headed over to Peak 2096. From there, I dropped into another wash & headed around the other side of Bitter Spring Peak, through some very pretty washes & narrows. The weather was perfect & there were huge puffy clouds adding to the scenery. I also got good view of East Longwell Ridge, which I hope to go up soon. The only bad thing, I found another tick on me at the end of the day. I think it's going to be a bad year for them. Also, the Bitter Spring Road was a mess after all the rain the day before. It is hardly visible in places.

Route name

ATV road up east ridge

loop
Obstacles

road/access issues, routefinding, bushwhacking, rockfall/loose rock

Key gear

trekking poles

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