Ascent of Black Peak on 2008-07-16| Date: | Wednesday, July 16, 2008 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Black Peak | | Location: | USA-New Mexico | | Elevation: | 9029 ft / 2752 m |
Ascent Trip ReportThe CDT does not go as shown on the map. It contours along the NE slope rather than going up the ridgeline. I took the CDT until even with the peak and then ascended cross country to this ugly summit. Too many trees for views and old radio shack and equipment make it quite ugly. The rest of the hike though was through pleasant forest. On the return I took an older trail which does more or less follow the ridgeline. It is starting to fade through disuse but it more or less follows where the CDT is shown on the map. In the end it merged back with the CDT at a junction where it was all covered with trees a mere 100 feet or so from the car.
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| Summary Total Data | | Elevation Gain: | 429 ft / 131 m | | Elevation Loss: | 429 ft / 131 m | | Grade/Class: | Class 1 | | Quality: | 3 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail, Unmaintained Trail, Open Country | | Weather: | Thunderstorm, Hot, Calm, Low Clouds
Hot, Lightning | | Ascent Statistics | | Elevation Gain: | 429 ft / 131 m | | Distance: | 0.9 mi / 1.5 km | | Route: | CDT then Cross Country | | Trailhead: | 8600 ft / 2621 m | | Descent Statistics | | Elevation Loss: | 429 ft / 131 m | | Route: | Abandoned Trail | | Trailhead: | 8600 ft / 2621 m |
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