Distance

0.8 mi total

Elevation

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Vertical

637 ft gain

Time

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Yuck! I really did not enjoy this peak. It is very rough. I had seen a possible route right below the summit(s) the last time I had been back this way & decided to give it a try. Drove out West End Wash Road to the spur road leading to this peak. West End Wash currently has very deep gravel. From the bottom looking up, I thought I could tell where the summit was. I made my way up the extremely steep south slope. With careful route finding, I was able to stay at class 2 almost all the way up, but there is lots of loose rock on the lower part. It is extremely steep...can't stress that enough! I made my way to what I thought was the summit. It was class 3 on huge, sharp limestone slabs to get up there. When I did, I looked over & realized that it was probably not the summit. Shit. So, I scrambled down off the big slabs & took a steep, side traverse over to what I think is the summit. I stayed entirely at class 2 to that one, though again, it was very steep & awkward across the narrow knife edge. From there, I could see yet another bump out the ridge that looked as high. That one was much easier to get to, so I quickly went over & hit that one too, then did a steep descent back to the Jeep parked below. The rock is very sharp on this one. Highly recommend gloves. I took poles, but they were more of a nuisance than a help on this one.

Route name

South Slope

out-and-back
Obstacles

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

Key gear

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