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| pattond | Summer Ascent  Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2012 | |
| Hiked with my wife Lauren and my Mother-in-law Susan. We didn't have any trouble finding our way. I can see how it can be difficult, but if you get to the ridge or saddle that runs North/ South between Chicoma and Polvadera, just head ESE and keep going up. As long as you CAN keep climbing, keep climbing. We were on cow and deer trails off and on and some Forrest roads, but it's easier to just go off trail and take a direct route. It's good route finding practice and nice to get off the beaten path too! Great view from the top with a lot of Native history. Beautiful spruce trees (picea englemannii, picea pungens) at the higher levels with Fir and Pine varieties on the way up. | |
| Posted Jul 28, 2012 9:27 pm | ||
| Nice Axe! | Nice spring corn Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2009 | |
| Accompanied Scott on this one yesterday. Extremely pleasant ascent and descent. Sweet summit and perfect spring corn ski descent. Great view of Cerro Pedernal. | |
| Posted Apr 22, 2009 4:53 pm | ||
| scotthsu | SE face ski descent Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2009 | |
| Enjoyed a fantastic ski descent of the SE face on a gorgeous spring day. FS144 was mostly snow-covered above ~10000', making for an "interesting" drive out. | |
| Posted Apr 22, 2009 3:06 pm | ||
| MoapaPk | Chased by cows Date Climbed: Aug 20, 1983 | |
| Date a guess. We got to the trailhead about 1 PM, and meandered through flowery fields. This peak used to have an Amerind monument on top. On the way back, cows kept running up behind us. We were "confused" for a few moments at sunset, but found the correct cowpath back to the car. We ate dinner at McDonald's in Espanola after the trip. At 9PM, the place cleared out incredibly quickly -- as everyone responded to the curfew. The streets were deserted afterward. My wife took many pictures of beautiful flowers, using our SLR. Afterward we discovered that there was no film in the camera! | |
| Posted May 13, 2008 1:36 pm | ||
| surgent | How to stretch a one-hour hike into an all-nighter... Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007 | |
| Took an unplanned detour on the way down... Yes, I would agree that getting lost is easy to do up here. Like others have said, bring a GPS. I had everything. I might add: bring them, and use them! You can read about my hike here: Chicoma Mountain, 8/11/07 | |
| Posted Aug 31, 2007 1:10 pm | ||
| Garon Coriz | Waited Until Daylight Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007 | |
| Left Albuquerque at 2 am and got to the northern slope around 4:30 but had a hard time trying to find the right place to park in the dark because the GPS didn't save the coordinates I had input when at home. I had to wait until 9 am to have my dad look them up again in Albuquerque and tell me them over the phone. Fun trip, though. | |
| Posted Jul 14, 2007 5:24 pm | ||
| reverendslappy | Route Climbed: Northern Slopes Date Climbed: 08/08/2005 | |
| What a view. On a clear day you can see the Blanca Massif in Southern Colorado as well as the southern parts of the San Juan's. However, I have a word of caution for those who might have an interest in bagging this peak: If you have a difficult time being able to keep track of where you are at or are unfamiliar with this area take a GPS device at a minimum. I took my aunt with me on the ascent and about two miles from the top she decided not to go any further. While she waited and after I had summited the mountain and was decending I lost my markers. Fortunately I used Povadera peak as a northern reference point and found my way to the road with relatively little trouble. Unfortunately, my aunt did not have the same luck as me. She spent a cold, wet and hungry night on the mountain. Thanks to the quick and professional effort of Espanola, Taos and Los Alamos Search and Rescue volunteers she was found in very short order. God bless each and everyone of them for their efforts. I found no real established trails to the summit. In fact during my aunt's rescue, the team I was on used a map, GPS and compass to follow the (supposed) trail to FR 144. I kind of like that because of the solitude of hiking there unlike the Sangre's on the other side of the valley in which literally 1,000 people will be out there clogging the trails. | ||
| Posted Aug 10, 2005 5:25 pm | ||
| goat14er | Route Climbed: North Slopes Date Climbed: November 2001, June 2003 | |
| I lived in Los Alamos during my high school years, so this was one of the local peaks - views off this peak are really incredible. When I went in 2003, I also did Polvadera Peak...good way to work on route-finding. | |
| Posted Jan 30, 2005 5:10 pm | ||
| streeyyr | Chicoma Mountain Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2003 | |
| A high mountain in northern New Mexico. | |
| Posted Jan 26, 2005 11:11 am | ||
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