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The 2000-foot Prominence Peaks of New Mexico > Cookes Peak > Comments
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| truchas | Untitled Comment | |
Voted 10/10 | Bad ass. I know which peak you are talking about. It looks like a sharks tooth from I-10. I turned north to go to the Gila last year at Demming. Believe it or not, the locals call Demming Big D. I guess for that part of NM it is big. I was very impressed with this peak and was curious which peak it was. Now I know. I wish I would have shot a couple of pics of it. Have you ever done any peaks in the Gila? There needs to be some peaks on SP from the Gila. I tried to summit Whitewater Baldy last year in March but the snow was too deep. I am not sure what is going on with the signature photo, but I had the same problem. I ended up blowing off the sig photo and putting my own. See the Hunter Peak, Texas page. | |
| Posted Apr 28, 2004 11:48 pm | ||
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| WildmanDallas | Untitled Comment | |
Voted 10/10 | Just came on your post (almost 2 yrs later); just a thought here but my family and friends have lived in Deming since the 30s - I've never heard Deming called Big D (I'd remember, being from Dallas) but you're right about 2 things; Cookes Peak is beautiful and more peaks from the Gila should be on SP. I've climbed all over unnamed peaks near the Skates valley drainage for 25 years; it's on the Divide near Roberts Lake. Gorgeous country with many unmarked Anasazi ruins. You've inspired me; now I have to decide which mountain to post to SP! | |
| Posted Jan 12, 2006 3:31 am | ||
| wbass | Road upgrade | |
Hasn't voted | In a recent trip back to Cookes to hike the ridge north of the peak (Fall 2006), apparently the BLM has gone ahead with old plans to bypass the corral with a new and improved road. We parked where the improvements ended. I did not call the BLM to inquire of further plans to grade the road, but it seemed as though more work was in store for that area. No idea why - in my numerous trips, I've hardly seen another soul. | |
| Posted Jul 15, 2007 11:39 pm | ||
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| surgent | Re: Road upgrade | |
Hasn't voted | This is very interesting. The BLM may have had some requests by the Hyatt family to make the improvements. This could completely change the road approach character of the hike. I'll make the note on the page. Thx | |
| Posted Jul 16, 2007 3:46 pm | ||
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