Ascent of Norte Benchmark on 2015-02-06| Others in Party: | Larry Edmonds
----Only Party on Mountain | | Date: | Friday, February 6, 2015 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Motorized Transport to Trailhead: | 4x4 Vehicle | | Peak: | Norte Benchmark | | Location: | USA-California | | Elevation: | 5470 ft / 1667 m |
Ascent Trip ReportThis was the second stop on an 8pt hike.
(See Phil Benchmark trip report for directions/first part)
We continued from Phil BM on to Norte BM. Leaving Phil BM, headed south to a saddle. This part required some bouldering. Once at the saddle, we weaved our way around brush and boulder to the summit block. The summit block only appears that way from the saddle. We scrambled up the block only to find walk up access on the other side. We signed the register; found remnants of the benchmark but didn't find the station disk. After taking some photos, we continued to Cody BM. We returned to the saddle back towards Phil BM before descending XC to another saddle to the east. (See Cody BM trip report)
Total Stats for all 8pts: 5.3 miles and 3133' gained/loss |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 67 ft / 20 m | | Total Elevation Loss: | 267 ft / 81 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 0.3 mi / 0.5 km | | Quality: | 3 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Bushwhack, Scramble | | Gear Used: | Ski Poles | | Weather: | Pleasant, Calm, Clear | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 67 ft / 20 m | | Gain Breakdown: | Net: 4 ft / 1 m; Extra: 63 ft / 19m | | Loss on way in: | 63 ft / 19 m | | Distance: | 0.1 mi / 0.2 km | | Route: | XC scramble | | Start Trailhead: | Phil BM 5466 ft / 1666 m | | Time: | 12 Minutes | | Descent Statistics | | Loss on way out: | 204 ft / 62 m | | Distance: | 0.2 mi / 0.3 km | | Route: | XC | | End Trailhead: | east saddle 5266 ft / 1605 m | | Time: | 10 Minutes | Ascent Part of Trip: Los Coyotes Spring 2015
Complete Trip Sequence:
Total Trip Gain: 3007 ft / 917 m Total Trip Loss: 3047 ft / 930 m | GPS Data for Ascent/Trip
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