Feb 21, 2018 — For miles, there's nothing but wide open flat desert, and suddenly a series of strangely-shaped mountains pop up into view. Wind Mountain, the tallest peak of the volcanic Cornudas Mountains, is really a pretty weird thing. It can be summited likely from any direction, but I'm pretty sure my route was the steepest and involved some Class 2, potentially Class 4 (though easily avoidable), scrambling. My way up was a bit rough, so I found another ridge to come down (see map). What an incredible view from the top of this desolate region at the border of Texas and New Mexico. You can see the other Conudas Mountains, surrounded by a vastness that doesn't feel real. It seems most people start from the east side of Wind Mountain, but I wanted to get nice views of the other peaks on my way up, hence my chosen west side approach. The summit register gives the appearance that Wind Mountain is only summitted a couple times per month.
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