Black Mt. - Camp Grant Wash

[Tad]

Map:
PhotoBucket will probably resize this but here's the link just in case.
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s80/tadsal/Trails/BlkMtReconNov2009/BlkMtTrace2.jpg
Em and I shot straight north on Willow Springs road to where it meets up with Barkerville and Freeman roads.
In a straight line that area is about 30 miles south of the Florence-Kelvin radio towers.

Going in North on Willow Springs from Highway 79:
That's Black Mountain straight ahead.

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The entrance to Willow Springs Ranch:
Their sign says the road is a dead end, but it looks like one could drop into upper Camp Grant Wash just south of the ranch via the power line road.

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We backtrached south on Willow Springs Road and think we dropped into Camp Grant Wash area via the YellowJacket and Putnam Wash areas (see map).
This was a little house up a side canyon in lower Camp Grant Wash.
If you go, beware, there were bees in the walls of the house.

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Heading east, out towards the San Pedro river the springs were still flowing.

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When the canyon wall get narrower there are come great views.

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Almost to the mouth of Camp Grant wash you get a good look at the Galiuro Mountains to the east.

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Right before the pop out at the railroad tracks along the SanPedro River.

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Traveling through a Mesquite forrest along the railroad track area next to the SanPedro.

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s80/tadsal/Trails/BlkMtReconNov2009/08SanPedroForrest.jpg

You pop out right at the northen edge of Mammoth, AZ.

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s80/tadsal/Trails/BlkMtReconNov2009/09MammothOut.jpg

Was a nice run with a lot of trails going every which way.
Should be revisiting this area in a few weeks for more recon up further north.

[fulsizjeep]

interesting, looks like a nice find!

[NVJEEPER]

:drivin: Nice tour :thumbsup:

[rstep]

Looks like a good start to go south to north.I'm up to run in a week or so with you.