Ascent of Aurora County High Point on 2013-05-10| Other People: | Solo Ascent
Only Party on Mountain | | Date: | Friday, May 10, 2013 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Motorized Transport to Trailhead: | Car | | Peak: | Aurora County High Point | | Location: | USA-South Dakota | | Elevation: | 2001 ft / 609 m |
Ascent Trip ReportI drove up from White Lake at exit 296 on I-90 with low foggy clouds. I turned off County Road 11 onto 241st west and drove past the last occupied houses around. There were a few pheasants running around. I went to the north point first which is kitty corner from an electrical transformer that works with power from all of the wind turbines around here. It looked like a spooky forest of them with fog covering all but the bottom of one blade on each of them. I parked at a dip in the road and ran up to the top. There was indeed rocks and cactus in two spots ten feet apart as Dan Nielsen wrote. I ran back and then drove back to 241st and parked near the dark blue tank. There is not fence here so I ran out to find the second point. It was around the north or east side of the wind turbine nearest the blue tank. This was a pretty fun highpoint for being in gridded fields. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 35 ft / 10 m | | Total Elevation Loss: | 35 ft / 10 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 1.1 mi / 1.8 km | | Grade/Class: | Class 1 | | Quality: | 3 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Open Country | | Weather: | Cool, Breezy, Low Clouds | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 35 ft / 10 m | | Gain Breakdown: | Net: 10 ft / 3 m; Extra: 25 ft / 7m | | Loss on way in: | 25 ft / 7 m | | Distance: | 0.8 mi / 1.3 km | | Start Trailhead: | 1991 ft / 606 m | | Time: | 11 Minutes | | Descent Statistics | | Loss on way out: | 10 ft / 3 m | | Distance: | 0.3 mi / 0.5 km | | End Trailhead: | 1991 ft / 606 m | | Time: | 5 Minutes |
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