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Dec 19, 2021 — Weekapaug Mountain is the first big cluster of sandstone seen on the right when you enter Valley of Fire State Park that stacks up tall enough to be considered a peak. We set out using the Petrified Log Trail and past the singular fenced-off log, a bit underwhelming. We continued south toward the northern face of Weekapaug Mountain. An unexpected cairn marked a Class 2 ramp for ascending the initial steep stuff, but you can easily find other, more difficult routes up. The slope continues as Class 2 as it ascends to the flatter terrain above.
While we could have kept the route at Class 2, we pulled a Class 3 move here or there as we navigated the sandstone outcrops. It was tempting to ascend to a false summit on the left, but the true summit is farther back on the right and certainly didn't look taller until we were on top of it. Note the map imagery is incorrect on my attached map, but I left the route and high point where they should be, despite looking like they're hovering out in space.
We took a similar route down, but I condensed our routes into what I thought was the most straightforward.
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