Huachuca Mountains | Pomona Mines | Quick, send Lassie! | Sierra Vista Arizona

This route to both the upper and lower Pomona Mines is 8 miles with about 2,300’ of elevation gain.   / @flynnhikes   I might have done an extra half mile due to being a dunderhead and walking right past the lower mine the first time around. At that point the hike devolved into a sketchy scramble up the very steep and rocky side of the mountain, something you definitely do not want to do. It was just a couple hundred yards at most, but there are many things that can go wrong in that short distance and I recommend against it.

Don’t miss Timmy and Lassie’s entire hike. Not only does Timmy get knocked unconscious in his fall, he also gets caught in a forest fire! The old radio used by the sheriff just after the 10 minute mark in the episode is not to be missed. It make you grateful for all the technological advances we have available to us today.    • Lassie - Episode #275 - "The Hike" - Seaso...  

The Pomona Mines mainly produced tungsten ore with a little mix of this and that thrown in. https://www.mindat.org/loc-32758.html Remember, you'll have no cell or gps signal inside a mine.

DIRECTIONS to the trailhead: Drive west on Ramsey Canyon Road and park at the free Brown Canyon parking area or, as I did on this hike, drive another mile and park at the ranch house. There's a fee (or check the billboard for which passes can be used) if you park at the ranch house.

If you want complete, accurate and interesting details about trails in the Huachucas, pick up Leonard Taylor's Trails of the Huachucas trail guide (2019) and the accompanying Trail Map of the Huachucas. You can buy them at Ramsey Canyon Preserve, the Sierra Vista Ranger District Station along Hwy 92 south of Sierra Vista, the Coronado National Memorial, the San Pedro House and the Carr House, on Amazon and at various outdoor stores.

Brown Canyon Ranch https://browncanyonranch.org/
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