Ascent of Lower Atalaya Point 8192 on 2019-03-09| Others in Party: | Willie-Weimaraner Musser
----Only Party on Mountain | | Date: | Saturday, March 9, 2019 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Lower Atalaya Point 8192 | | Location: | USA-New Mexico | | Elevation: | 8192 ft / 2496 m |
Ascent Trip ReportI like to grab some additional gain when training and explore sub peaks when they are near trails. There is a subpeak near the summit of Atalaya that someone has entered into the database to get extra credit but the prominence of this small nub is well under 100 feet so instead on the way down, I had been eyeing this other lower subpeak that also has a USGS BM on the top giving it a clean elevation of point 8192. This point was not in the database and was a bit further off trail and sports 100 foot prominence minimum so I preferred this for extra credit. And, unlike the other subpeak at the higher elevation, this subpeak is frequently hiked. I know this because it had a very well developed social trail (use trail) to the summit and a cairn and in fact, it appeared that folks hike beyond this peak and down the other side. I did not follow it beyond the summit. Since it is a well used destination along the main trail with a un-maintained but well used social trail, and has 100 feet of rise, heck..........extra credit when training for me and Willie. Decent views off the side of the summit too. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 152 ft / 46 m | | Total Elevation Loss: | 152 ft / 46 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 0.3 mi / 0.5 km | | Grade/Class: | 1+,2 | | Quality: | 4 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Unmaintained Trail | | Gear Used: | Animal/Pet | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 132 ft / 40 m | | Gain Breakdown: | Net: 112 ft / 34 m; Extra: 20 ft / 6m | | Loss on way in: | 20 ft / 6 m | | Distance: | 0.1 mi / 0.2 km | | Route: | see GPS track | | Start Trailhead: | saddle between peaks 8080 ft / 2462 m | | Descent Statistics | | Loss on way out: | 132 ft / 40 m | | Loss Breakdown: | Net: 112 ft / 34 m; Extra: 20 ft / 6m | | Gain on way out: | 20 ft / 6 m | | Distance: | 0.1 mi / 0.2 km | | End Trailhead: | saddle between peaks 8080 ft / 2462 m | Ascent Part of Trip: Santa Fe-1
Complete Trip Sequence:
Total Trip Gain: 3559 ft / 1084 m Total Trip Loss: 607 ft / 185 m | GPS Data for Ascent/Trip
 GPS Waypoints - Hover or click to see name and lat/long
Peaks:  climbed and  unclimbed by William Musser
Click Here for a Full Screen Map
Note: GPS Tracks may not be accurate, and may not show the best route. Do not follow this route blindly. Conditions change frequently. Use of a GPS unit in the outdoors, even with a pre-loaded track, is no substitute for experience and good judgment. Peakbagger.com accepts NO responsibility or liability from use of this data.
Download this GPS track as a GPX file |
This page has been served 31 times since 2005-01-15.
|
