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Ascent of Grand Wash Cliffs on 2011-02-06

Climber: Eric Kassan

Date:

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Peak:

Grand Wash Cliffs

Location:

USA-Arizona

Elevation:

6769 ft / 2063 m

Ascent Trip Report

A 4WD vehicle would have greatly reduced the mileage - I walked about 5 miles up the road and 4 miles down. I recommend 4WD over high-clearance because there were numerous sandy sections.

To ascend, I took the road until it ended into private property, about 5 miles from Diamond Bar Rd. Then I followed the northeast bank of the wash to the first pass south of the peak. I stayed relatively high on the bank and even though later on this involved traversing somewhat steep terrain, the brush lower in the wash made me think I made the right choice. Even on the bank, the brush was very challenging in places, but at least it wasn't sharp. Once hitting the pass, there was a (game?) trail most of the way to the summit following the ridge. The summit had some great views (I think I saw the Grand Canyon). While the peak is visited a little more than PeakBagger.com would suggest, not by much - it gets maybe one visitor per year on average.

On the way down I headed north at about 5500', staying east of peak 5595'. This saved about half a mile, but the terrain seemed worse - not sure I would recommend it.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

3009 ft / 916 m

Elevation Loss:

3009 ft / 916 m

Distance:

14 mi / 22.5 km

Quality:

5 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)

Route Conditions:

Road Hike, Open Country, Bushwhack

Gear Used:

Ski Poles

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

2809 ft / 856 m

Extra Loss:

200 ft / 60 m

Distance:

7.2 mi / 11.6 km

Route:

southwest ridge

Trailhead:

Diamond Bar Rd @ 4160' 4160 ft / 1267 m

Time Up:

4 Hours

Descent Statistics

Elevation Loss:

2809 ft / 856 m

Extra Gain:

200 ft / 60 m

Distance:

6.8 mi / 10.9 km

Route:

southwest ridge

Trailhead:

Diamond Bar Rd @ 4160' 4160 ft / 1267 m

Time Down:

3 Hours 30 Minutes

GPS Data for Ascent/Trip

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