Distance: 0.7 miles round trip cross country
Summit Elevation: 1472'
Elevation Gain: 130'
Elevation Gain (in Empire State Buildings): 0.1
Round trip time: 25 minutes
Recommended water: 0 oz.
Parking/Fees: Free on unnamed dirt road
Difficulty: Easy
After Palen, I spent the night in Blythe and headed home in the morning. Buried Mountain was a quick bonus just south of I-10 near the Orocopia Mountains. I exited at Cottonwood Springs, then took Box Canyon Road a few miles to a dirt road leading to Buried Mountain. The road was in good shape, but I parked before the end to extend my break from driving. I didn't bother taking anything with me since the trip was so short. The open desert was barren with little vegetation. I got to the top in a few minutes and found a pile of rocks at the high point. There was a register in a glass jar, but in a different cairn in a hole about 25' from the top. There were only a handful of signatures. I descended down the north ridge, then got back on the freeway.
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