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Arrastra Mountain, Arizona, February 2024

March 9, 2024 by Paul McClellan Leave a Comment

On Friday morning, February 23, I left Tucson for a weekend peakbagging trip in an area northwest of Wickenburg, Arizona. My first goal was to meet a climbing friend, Scott Peavy, the next morning to climb Arrastra Mountain. Arrastra Mountain is the highpoint of the Poachie Range. It has 1487 feet of prominence, making it the 159th most prominent peak in Arizona.

Distant Arrastra Mountain is barely in view from US Highway 93
Distant Arrastra Mountain is barely in view from US Highway 93

After slowly driving through busy Phoenix and a congested Highway 93 around Wickenburg I found my turnoff onto a gated and eroded dirt road. I drove in about 0.3 mile and found a nice campsite in a wash beside the road. I spent that evening and night here. Only two vehicles passed by my camp. Low trees and a ridge helped muffle the sound of the busy nearby highway.

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Filed Under: Climbing Tagged With: Arizona, Arrastra Mountain, Poachie Range

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