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Nov 16, 2019 — After a few months of chatting with Alex, a NM peakbagger, we finally got a chance to plan a trip while I was in the area. We had our sights on a few other options, all of which didn't work out for various reasons. Big Hatchet Peak fit the bill, so we met up in the middle of nowhere and started the long drive out. The road leading out to Big Hatchet Peak is in really good shape until the last couple of miles. Fortunately his husband Yban had a Jeep and we could make it all the way to the trailhead.
Somehow a well-defined trail continues from the trailhead and up to the southern saddle of Big Hatchet Peak. If you find yourself in the wash for longer than just crossing it, you've missed the trail. A few sections are overgrown, but it was overall a pleasant ascent to the saddle. From here, a dirt slope leads northwest as we followed the ridge. A couple of small undulations brought us to the summit of Big Hatchet Peak. The immense cliff views had us hanging out and getting November sunburns before we headed back.
I got stopped twice by border agents asking for my ID and what I was doing down here on the way back north. One of them seemed to not believe me when I said I was out hiking a mountain near the Mexico border. I told him it was a pretty good one and he should go for it. He didn't seem interested.
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