February 6 Hike

Bob Merkel writes:

This past Saturday ten of us saw a brand new (to us) part of the Quebradas. I'm already wanting to try a different route in that very interesting area sometime in the growing season later this year.

Sierra de la Cruz near the SE corner of the Sevilleta Refuge is a domed mountain that is visible, northeast from the Socorro area, to the right of the Cerrillos del Coyote. The route to there is from Escondida, across the Rio Grande, up Johnson Hill, and several miles beyond the site of a hike we did last fall.

It will be another new exploration with a round trip hike distance around 4 miles from the closest road to the east. The top of the dome is just shy of 6400 feet. If you want to try this one out, plan on being at the Socorro School Admin. parking lot at 9 am dressed for the weather and with some lunch. Bob

PS There is a "Sierra de la Cruz" 7-1/2-minute topographic map available from the Bureau of Geology at NM Tech.