Humphreys Peak, AZ

[BajaTaco]

Doing a little training for the upcoming Mt. Elbert summit (Colorado) and hiked to the summit of Humphreys Peak this weekend. It tops out at 12,633 ft. which is not even close to Elberts 14,433 ft. But it is the highest spot in AZ so it will have to do for now The trailhead starts at 9,320 ft. so elev. gain is 3,313 ft.

Agassiz and Fremont peaks

Agassiz Peak (lower left) 12,340ft

Downtown Flagstaff at sunset. Sharon and I had dinner a Korean place called Corea House. Very good.

 

[Scott Brady]

Right on dude

We might need to do that next weekend too

 

[calamaridog]

So this peaked my interest, if you will forgive the pun.

I had to look this up since I know very little about the Flagstaff area:

"Humphreys Peak - Coconino National Forest Coconino County, northern Arizona 10 miles north of Flagstaff 50 air miles SSE of Grand Canyon south rim"

Sounds like an awesome day. Up, down, and back in time for Korean food.

So what did you eat for dinner?

 

[flyingwil]

Sharon and I had dinner a Korean place called Corea House. Very good.

Great Pictures Chris! The Corea house is very good. There is also a good sushi Place up there call Sakura I think it is in (I think in the Radisson?) that is on the way back to PRC. What were the temps up there on the peak in FLG? It was like 1.3 billion degrees down here in PHX, (I think it hit 114 on Sat! )

Thanks for sharing your pics!

 

[Ursidae69]

Above treeline hikes are fun. :jump:

 

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Chris!.........

Good on ya mate.......for getting out there and getting ready!

What fun!

I just Love Flagstaff!!!!!!!!!!

Aloha!...........Mark

 

[BajaTaco]

Thanks guys

Chuck, your peak bagging reports are so much better, edited out old link. U69

Right on dude

We might need to do that next weekend too

It's your turn pal I will be in NM next weekend. Maybe the 17th/18th we can do another one, but will you already be en route?

So what did you eat for dinner?

I had Bibimbap with chicken :chowtime: Sharon had something with glass noodles... can't recall.

Speaking of good food, I need to post a pic of the peculiar bug festival that was being held at the very tippy-top of the peak. It was weird to say the least. Once at the summit, there were hoards of these bugs that were a cross between a fly and a gnat. They were swarming all over the rocks and clouding the air... and crawling all over me. I didn't mind since they weren't getting in my eyes or biting. We had a nice picnic with the Hansons yesterday and they said they would try to ID the bugs if I could post a pic.

 

[BajaTaco]

Jonathan & Roseann, here's a pic of the bugs.

 

[seth_js]

So I have just recently been exposed to this whole peak bagging thing and I'm hooked. I plan on doing all 15 AZ county highpoints. I am starting off with Maricopa (Browns Peak) and Coconio (Humphreys Peak) in the next couple weeks.

Chris, did you take the Weatherford Trail or Humphreys Peak Trail? How long did it take you RT?

 

[BajaTaco]

I plan on doing all 15 AZ county highpoints.

COOL! Did you see the latest AZ Hwys mag? They cover that very topic.

Chris, did you take the Weatherford Trail or Humphreys Peak Trail? How long did it take you RT?

I took the Humphreys trail. I think it took about 7 hrs RT (slow pace). I can email my GPS file if you want it (or you can DL one from HikeAZ). Let me know when you do Humphreys in case I can meet up with you (if u don't mind company).

 

[Scott Brady]

So I have just recently been exposed to this whole peak bagging thing and I'm hooked. I plan on doing all 15 AZ county highpoints. I am starting off with Maricopa (Browns Peak) and Coconio (Humphreys Peak) in the next couple weeks.

Chris, did you take the Weatherford Trail or Humphreys Peak Trail? How long did it take you RT?

I am a state highpointer... I need to count how many I have but it is near 15

 

[seth_js]

COOL! Did you see the latest AZ Hwys mag? They cover that very topic.

Yeah... you posting your Humphreys pics and Colorado pics (forget the name of the peak) is actually what got me started on this whole thing. I originally wanted to hike the 5 highest peaks in the state, but found out they were all right next to Humphreys. Then I stumbled across the whole county high points "peak bagging" thing. And at the same time got this months AZ Highways in the mail. It must be fate.

 

[seth_js]

I am a state highpointer... I need to count how many I have but it is near 15

Sweet! Now I know who to bug with all my lame questions.

 

[crawler#976]

Great pic's Chris!

I've only been up to above the tree line on the trail - had a great time! Saw some Grouse up there.

Back in the mid 80's I had a buddy that had been an Army Green Beret. He was a specialist in cold/mountainous terrain (he was an instructor at the Northern Warfare Training Center at Fort Greely, Alaska). At least once each winter he'd head up to the Peaks to get his kicks solo hiking/snowshoeing to the top. Nobody wanted to hike with him - he was an animal on the trail...

 

[BajaTaco]

Great pic's Chris!

I've only been up to above the tree line on the trail - had a great time! Saw some Grouse up there.

Back in the mid 80's I had a buddy that had been an Army Green Beret. He was a specialist in cold/mountainous terrain (he was an instructor at the Northern Warfare Training Center at Fort Greely, Alaska). At least once each winter he'd head up to the Peaks to get his kicks solo hiking/snowshoeing to the top. Nobody wanted to hike with him - he was an animal on the trail...

Yea, I have friends who have done Humphreys in winter, with snowshoes and full packs - doing the snow camp thing. They were held from the summit by a storm. Must have been when camping above tree-line was allowed (I saw a sign posted now that says it is not). They said they saw guys skiing off the peaks into the inner basin :Wow1: