Telegraph Pass Hike - January 2011 (Updated March 2011)

During our visit to Yuma we hiked Telegraph Pass. As you can see, it was a mile and one-half walk just to get to the trail head from the north frontage road.  Telegraph Pass is located in the north Gila mountain range.  The elevation at the top is 1558 feet.  The hike is 5 miles round trip.  Average hiking time is about 3 and 1/2 hours.  You can see the city of Yuma in the background. 

Here is Dave leading the way to the top.  Kathy and I hiked this pass 3 times during our visit to Yuma.

Here is our neighbor Dale Schmidt who made the hike with us. At the top of the peak sits 366 government and privately owned radio transmitters and other communication equipment.  The winding paved road from the trail head to the top of the mountain was built to allow companies to service their equipment.

Dave is getting a snack while Kathy opens a metal container which holds a guest log book to document your hike.  Kathy always attends to the paperwork!

                           Here we are after another successful hike.

Here we are on March 9th with friends Chuck and Dodi before leaving for our hike.

Chuck and Dodi at the top. 

It was much easier walking down the hill than up!

A fellow hiker was kind enough to take a picture of the four of us during our decent down the hill.  After some lunch and a short nap we were ready for the afternoons festivities.