from Hermosillo, via Moctezuma, over 119 miles of pavement and 75 miles of fair dirt roads. Some work has been done on added paving east from Moctezuma, where the pavement ended a few years ago. A year ago we were in Moctezuma and could see work going on, but was told it had not gone very far. (SRL p.28) This cluster includes peaks 8376, 8317, 8038, 8533, 8681, 8491, 8054 and 8432. Airline distances may reach some 25 'miles, or a three day backpack or mule trip.
Other peaks could be reached from Macon Chico, which also may be reached by a day's drive from Moctezuma. These are peaks 8415, 8054 and 8432. The last may lie within Chihuahua and could be reached by backcountry routes from there.
And finally to the south lies Peak 8644. This is easily found on any map as the boundary linebetween Sonora and Chihuahua makes a sharp bend here and turns due west. To reach 8644, follow the new highway that is being built from Ciudad Obregdn or Hemosillo (two competeing approaches) to Yecora, then passes the ridge to enter Chihuahua and will finally reach Chihuahua City. On our latest wanderings into this country, the pavement was completed east from Obregán to well past Nun, and west from Chihuahua quite a ways past Tomochic. Anyway, head for Yecora and on through Maicova to reach the summit at Yepachic, Ch. This is 212 miles from Obreg6n, with at least half of it paved and a lot of grading going on along the remainder (SRL p.34). By the way the AAA map misplaces either Maicova or the elbow in the boundary by a score of miles. This pass is about 7000' and the peak lies three miles south over what should be an easy ridge.
And finally, if you ever visit Los Alamos, the popular resort in southern Sonora, you will find a number of local guidebooks to that village that claim that Cerro Alamos, which rises just above Aduana, six miles to the west is the HIGHEST POINT OF ALL OF SONORA. Local pride is wonderful , but Cerro Alamos is but 5837'. It might provide an interesting scramble with a good view of the surrounding country, but certainly is not worthy of DPS status. (SRL p.34).
If you ever want to try these peaks, let me suggest May or early June. By then the snow should be gone and the washed-out roads reopened. By late June the summer storms may rip out the roads and swell mountain streams.

Walt Wheelock, 2/11/81



ADVANCE SCHEDULE

Sept 12-14
     12-13
Oct  17-18
     24-25
     24-26
Oct  31
Nov  1
No Guardian Angel, etc.,
Glass/White
Hayford
Ajo/Kino
Inyo Mtns Explortory
Glass/Conness (with SPS)

Blauvelt/Stein
S. Smith/Campy
S. Smith/Campy
Bradley/Reber
MacLeod/Lilly
Jones/Clark

 
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