Big Hatchet Peak Climber's Log
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| GuitarsWeB | Big Hatchet Pk.  Date Climbed: Apr 20, 2009 | |
| Roads are washed out in Thompson Cyn. so we camped at the water tank, which is about 1.5 miles from the end of the road and the start of the trail head. As you enter the canyon you'll see some high cliff with caves at the bottom. We arrived on Sunday about noon and did the climb up there; one hour up to the caves. Next morning, left the water tank camp at 07:30 arrived on the summit at 11:30, great weather. As of 4/20/2009 there is NO summit register. So, maybe someone could take a new one up. The first mile of the trail is hard to follow. After about two hours it ends and you start up brush and rocks. From where the trail ends it takes about 1.5 hours to make the summit. We were back at our camp by 2:30pm. Not bad for two 67 year old guys. When you think about giving up, just remember us. The roads in are very rough. I did it in a 4x4 Toyota truck but never use the four wheel drive. Paul McGuffin/ Ray Kunselman, Green Valley,AZ and Laramie, WY | |
| Posted Apr 21, 2009 10:20 am | ||
| rayray | One of New Mexico's finest! Date Climbed: Feb 23, 2008 | |
| This is a magnificent peak and it felt great to get it under my belt. Big Hatchet has some of the loosest rock and dirt that I've seen on a mountain. The trail was decent, terminating about a mile from the summit. Small cairns thoughtfully placed to mark the trail were a nice touch. Took the Thompson Canyon route, 3.7 miles one-way with 3,050 feet net elevation gain. | |
| Posted Feb 24, 2008 1:13 am | ||
| surgent | What weeds19 said Date Climbed: Dec 20, 2007 | |
| Spectacular winter afternoon in the bootheel, and one of the prettiest peaks in the state! | |
| Posted Dec 22, 2007 2:19 pm | ||
| weeds19 | Wonderful Day Date Climbed: Dec 20, 2007 | |
| Clear blue skies and a better than expected trail made this a great day in the mountains! | ||
| Posted Dec 22, 2007 12:07 am | ||
| wbass | Route Climbed: Thompson Canyon Date Climbed: 01/15/2005 | |
| Quiet and fantastic weather. The summit log has several entries from north and southbound CDT hikers. Note that the author's directions to the trailhead are incorrect (see post in "Getting There" section). | |
| Posted Jan 16, 2005 7:48 pm | ||
| streeyyr | Big Hatchet Peak | |
| January 1994: Climbed up the East Ridge. April 2004: Climbed up Thompson Canyon. | |
| Posted Jan 3, 2005 12:26 pm | ||
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