Ascent of Mount Turnbull on 2020-02-18| Others in Party: | Keith Christensen
Daryn Dodge
Dean Gaudet -- Trip Report or GPS Track
----Only Party on Mountain | | Date: | Tuesday, February 18, 2020 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Mount Turnbull | | Location: | USA-Arizona | | Elevation: | 8282 ft / 2524 m |
Ascent Trip ReportKeith, Dean, Daryn and I followed Josef Nuernberger's driving track (I wasn't able to download it from Peakbagger, but fortunatly Dean did not have that problem) to drive from Highway 70 to the the trailhead located along the 4x road northwest of the summit. I recommend that climbers park at the saddle where Richard Carey parked on his ascent of the peak because the upper road is extremely rugged and steep. Our group walked up the upper road and then the trail to the ridge, then slugged it out contouring over and up through the steep, brush infested slope covered with about 8" of snow to the easy third class gully that leads to the top. Dean was the only sensible person in our group and turned around at about 8000' in elevation while the three remaining die hard peakbaggers continued onto the summit. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 2200 ft / 670 m | | Extra Gain: | 80 ft / 24 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 4.8 mi / 7.7 km | | Route: | E. Kassan's 04-02-16 GPX | | Trailhead: | 4x road located NW of peak 6242 ft / 1902 m | | Grade/Class: | Class 3 | | Route Conditions: | Snow on Ground, Scramble | | Gear Used: | Ski Poles |
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