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Mount Glenn, Arizona, December 2016

December 19, 2016 by Paul McClellan Leave a Comment

On December 7 I climbed Mount Glenn, the highpoint of the Dragoon Mountains in Southeast Arizona. Mount Glenn is the 30th most prominent peak in Arizona with 2840 feet of prominence and 7480 feet of elevation. The morning had high clouds but without threat of rain. The climb was brushy in spots but the summit had nice afternoon views of many surrounding mountain ranges.

Mount Glenn from Ironwood Road
Mount Glenn from Ironwood Road

I followed Scott Surgent’s driving directions beyond the water tank and parked at a pullout near an old structure.

Cochise Stronghold from the East Ridge of Mount Glenn
Cochise Stronghold from the East Ridge of Mount Glenn

There are several Mount Glenn trip reports on peakbagger.com. Charlie Winger’s 2014-03-20 and Eric Kassan’s 2015-11-21 trip reports were helpful. From where I parked I hiked the road as it switchbacked up forested slopes to the road’s end, then bushwacked up to reach the East Ridge.

East Ridge of Mount Glenn
East Ridge of Mount Glenn

The lower East Ridge was open and provided easy travel. The summit of Mount Glenn is near the center of the above photo. My route followed over several subsidiary points on the East Ridge from right to left in the photo.

Upper East Ridge of Mount Glenn
Upper East Ridge of Mount Glenn

The upper East Ridge turns to the southwest and climbs over a volcanic dike and up slope to the start of thick brush high on the mountain. Fortunately, most of the thick brush the last 600 feet to the summit can be avoided by climbing to the left of the ridge line. My hiking poles, thick leather gloves, and long-sleeve shirt were very helpful.

Northwest towards the Rincon Mountains
Northwest towards the Rincon Mountains

Just north of the summit cairn is another summit point that might actually be higher, but in any case has better views than the marked summit. From there I looked northwest towards the Rincon Mountains just east of Tucson and north towards the Little Dragoon, Galiuro, and Winchester Mountains.

Dragoon Mountains from Mount Glenn's summit ridge
Dragoon Mountains from Mount Glenn’s summit ridge

I returned to the summit cairn with better views of the Dragoon Mountains on the way. From the cairn I descended more directly, at times following trail remnants through the brush. Once out of the brush I followed the same route down the East Ridge and back to my Jeep. I have posted my trip statistics and GPS track here.

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