Mariquita & De Anza B
Date: 11/26/2021
Partner: Kristi Henes
Trailhead: Top of Road 437 (4WD)
Summits: Maxwell, Mariquita, De Anza B
Distance:7.7m
Elevation Gain: 3750ft
Duration: 5.5hrs
GPX
A fun scramble on some easy class 3 to Maxwell's summit followed by a relatively quick out and back to De Anza over Mariquita.
There may be some private property issues on these peaks but we did not see any barriers or signs.
Maxwell 14ers.com Page
Mariquita 14ers.com Page
De Anza B 14ers.com Page
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7.7m - 3750ft - 5.5hrs
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Hiking Maxwell's eastern slopes above the road. Spanish Peaks in the distance
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Maxwell's east ridge has some easy class 3 scrambling
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Cuatro Peak from Maxwell
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Kristi summits Maxwell
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Maraquita Peak (the next stop) from Maxwell
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Descending Maxwell
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En-route to Mariquita. Maxwell behind
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Mariquita
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Northern views along the west side of the range after descending Mariquita's north ridge
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We continued to De Anza Peak
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De Anza's north ridge
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Views to the north while climbing De Anza's north ridge
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Blanca Group (L) - Crestones way in the distance (R)
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De Anza summit selfie
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We retraced our steps back to Maxell
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Climbing back over Maraquita's south ridge
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Then back towards Maxwell's fun east ridge
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The Blanca Group to the north
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Down Maxwell's east ridge and back to the car
