The Santa Monica Mountain to the southwest at sunrise with Chatsworth and Rocky Peaks in the foreground across fields of wild oats that give Oat Mountain her name. 27 AUG 2022 W6/CT-032 Route: Paved road Hike Distance: 6 miles round trip Elevation Gain: 1,900′ Navigation: Easy Steepness: Moderate Vehicle: Passenger car Road: Paved Cell Coverage:Continue reading “Oat Mountain x2”
Monthly Archives: August 2022
A 1 Mountain
6 AUGUST 2022 W7A/CS-013 Blog post to follow
Bill Williams Mountain
Looking east toward the highest point in Arizona, Mount Humphries. That’s Dogtown Reservoir in between. 6 AUG 2022 W7A/AE-018 Elevation: 9,255′ Route: Drive-up Hike Distance: n/a Elevation Gain: n/a Navigation: Easy Steepness: n/a Vehicle: High clearance SUV recommended Road: Dirt Cell Coverage: Good (Verizon) Hike basics Cassie and I planned a layover in Flagstaff onContinue reading “Bill Williams Mountain”
Whitaker Peak
Chester the Drone takes a nice shot looking west over the station to the wilds around Cobblestone Mountain. Topotopo Mountain and Hines Peak also visible. 13 AUGUST 2022 W6/SC-076 Elevation: 4,174′ Route: Mostly good road, brushy cross country last half mile Hike Distance: 9 miles round trip Elevation Gain: 1,250′ on the way out plusContinue reading “Whitaker Peak”