Black Mesa Climber's Log
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| Niederbayer | solitude  Date Climbed: Apr 5, 2013 | |
| nice hike in absolute solitude - saw no one else during the whole trip | |
| Posted Apr 5, 2013 3:45 pm | ||
| gregoryhuey | You mean it's not Mt. Scott?! Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2011 | |
| Funny the things I've learned hanging out with High Pointers... | |
| Posted Mar 21, 2013 4:22 pm | ||
| michael350ls1 | highpoint #4 Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2011 | |
| very nice hike. saw a huge spider midway into trail. cool | |
| Posted Feb 13, 2013 12:45 am | ||
| xbaghat | fifteen Date Climbed: May 18, 2007 | |
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| Posted Jan 20, 2013 1:53 am | ||
| Fletch | beautiful area! Date Climbed: May 21, 2011 | |
| out and back in 3 hrs. | |
| Posted Dec 28, 2012 2:14 pm | ||
| Catamount | Beat the weather Date Climbed: May 21, 2006 | |
| Blazing hot for most of the hike but we had to hustle out for the last mile or so as a storm began to gather. Last of five highpoints on this trip. HP #36. | |
| Posted Dec 12, 2012 2:06 am | ||
| CharlieRussell | Highpoint #5 Date Climbed: Oct 27, 2012 | |
| Hiked this with my Son and wife this weekend. Not many places nearby to stay. We stayed in Clayton, NM at Best Western. Fantastic BW! No camping allowed in the preserve. :-( Very easy leisurely hike. Easiest High Point to date. This would most likely be entirely different as a summer hike. No shade, No water. Very well marked trail. The view into the valley from the top of the Mesa is about all this offers. But even Barren land has a beauty of its own. Trail head Bathroom is the best Ive found! Thanks to the conservancy! | |
| Posted Oct 29, 2012 5:30 pm | ||
| e-doc | #23 Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2012 | |
| Slowly ticking off state HP as opportunity present themselves. A beautiful hike. | |
| Posted Sep 18, 2012 4:55 pm | ||
| Walkoutnow | Worth seeing Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2012 | |
| Unique views, and saw several horned toads and pronghorn antelope. First 2.5 miles is flat walking, then short 1/4 mile or so up the hill. On top was only dissappointing factor, another mile of flat walking to marker. But worth seeing it all at least once. Took us 1:20 up and 2:40 total round trip. We had shade and a little breeze most of the way, which really made it nice. Bring some water and conversation. | |
| Posted Jun 8, 2012 7:28 pm | ||
| jdzaharia | Good views. Date Climbed: May 3, 2012 | |
| Scenic hike in beautiful country. Saw horned toads and collared lizards. Slightly hazy, but could see Rabbit Ear Mountain to the south, Sierra Grande and Capulin Volcano to the southwest, and Potato Butte to the north. Visited the OK/NM/CO tri-point after the hike. | |
| Posted May 8, 2012 10:28 am | ||
| tubularbills | First Highpoint Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2009 | |
| First high point ever. Saw the most epic sunrise ever. This was the first part of a road trip from Enid, OK out to the HP, and then to Capulin Volcano, Taos New Mexico, Amarillo Texas, and back home. Did this again on April 24th 2010. Perfect weather both times. | |
| Posted Sep 28, 2011 10:59 pm | ||
| schweiger0825 | Second of four Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2011 | |
| This was the second of four HPs on my recent vacation to the southwest. Following Nebraska, I was really beginning to enjoy how hitting highpoints allows you to visit some unique places in the U.S. I found this panhandle area to be oddly beautiful in its barrenness. Nice hike, fortunately overcast and not scorching sun, and distant storms held off -- and even gave me a rainbow to view down the stretch. | |
| Posted Aug 24, 2011 1:07 pm | ||
| coolalertguy | Beautiful, isolated Date Climbed: May 3, 2011 | |
| Drove up from Texas, camped at the state park. Beautiful, very isolated area—reminds me of all those old westerns. The hike up to the top seemed to take a long time getting around the base, and then a very short, fun, steep trip up, and then another long walk across the flat top. On the way up, we passed an older couple coming down, and then met a gal at the high-point marker, and then passed another couple going down. Mostly had the place to ourselves. | |
| Posted Aug 24, 2011 10:40 am | ||
| vbeckman74 | Barren Date Climbed: Mar 1, 2004 | |
| We didn't see a single person. Lots of deer and rabbits, though. | |
| Posted Aug 21, 2011 6:14 pm | ||
| xpda | Black Mesa Date Climbed: Nov 27, 1993 | |
| Mike and I stopped by on our way home from Comdex. We spent some time and energy riding and dragging bicycles up the steep south slope, only to find a road at the top. | |
| Posted Aug 10, 2011 4:24 pm | ||
| joseyinnet | 6th state hight point Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2011 | |
| Drove over from Raton to climb up, and it was pretty hot and muggy. Lots of mockingbirds and cicadas to listen to on the way. | |
| Posted Jul 6, 2011 11:56 pm | ||
| DarlaB1 | YAY Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2010 | |
| Hiked Black Mesa for my 34th birthday. It was my third, I think. My favorite so far. Of course, Oklahoma is my home-state, so I may be biased. :) Almost stepped on a rattlesnake up top. | |
| Posted Jun 28, 2011 10:11 pm | ||
| SeanReedy | Next time! Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2011 | |
| The parking lot was a great place to park our truck camper for the night after driving all the way there from western Missouri in one day on our way back to California. My three year old and I walked on the trail a bit with our dogs, but unfortunately miles on the road were a bigger priority at that point in the trip than miles on a trail, so we did not attempt the summit this time around. | |
| Posted Jun 23, 2011 1:16 am | ||
| hikelasvegas | #5 HP for me, #15 for Hubby Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2009 | |
| It was hot, so hike early if you are hiking in the summer. | |
| Posted Jun 21, 2011 1:53 am | ||
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