Ascent of Spectre Peak on 2011-12-14| Others in Party: | John Ide
Jennifer Blackie
----Only Party on Mountain | | Date: | Wednesday, December 14, 2011 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Spectre Peak | | Location: | USA-California | | Elevation: | 4482 ft / 1366 m |
Ascent Trip ReportWhat an amazing corner of Joshua Tree Nat'l Park! The hike up was great, the sun was rising and we were in and out of the shade. The temperatures were perfect, mid-50s to low 60s all day. We snagged Aqua BM on the way up Spectre. Distances and gain are deceiving out here. Spectre looks miles from Aqua with tons of gain, but it is ~350 ft of gain in under half a mile. There is certainly more to explore out here for future hikes - not too far from home either!
13.8 miles
Max speed 7.2 mph
Moving Avg 2.4 mph
Moving Time 5hrs 40 min
Lounged on top of Aqua for 30 min and on top of Spectre for just over an hour - blew the DPS hike time (11 hrs) out of the water....
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| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 348 ft / 106 m | | Total Elevation Loss: | 2782 ft / 847 m | | Quality: | 9 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 348 ft / 106 m | | Route: | DPS Route B | | Start Trailhead: | 4134 ft / 1260 m | | Descent Statistics | | Loss on way out: | 2782 ft / 847 m | | Route: | DPS Route A | | End Trailhead: | 1700 ft / 518 m | Ascent Part of Trip: Coxcomb 12/11
Complete Trip Sequence:
Total Trip Gain: 3067 ft / 935 m Total Trip Loss: 5501 ft / 1677 m |
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