Distance

0.4 mi to summit

0.8 mi total

Elevation

8,680 ft start

Vertical

350 ft gain

Time

20 min to summit

15 min total

This mountain is the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. To get close to the mountain requires a HC-4WD vehicle. To get there: take US-285, north of Tres Piedras where there's a public access road, TP-178, at mile marker 387. You will pass a road marker and an info sign/map board. The road will wind around, heading E, N, E with the only signage being some brown fiberglass markers, some with arrows. TP-178 has some rough spots so a high clearance (HC) vehicle is recommended. The turnoff to the mountain is located at N36.7262, W105.9357; a HC-4WD vehicle is required beyond this point. If you wish to walk its about two miles one way to the HP. Summit log in a jar in the rock windbreak that marks the summit. The benchmarker is nearby.

Obstacles

no info yet

Key gear

trekking poles