Back over the summit, back down the bare terrain to the nearby treeline. It was rapidly warming up, and soon I delayered right down to a t-shirt and single-layer pants. I did a tiny bit of side-exploring on the way down, trying to see if there were some additional good lookouts, but otherwise had an uneventful descent. Many of the usual morning hikers asked me if I had spent the night (I guess my big pack made it fairly obvious).
I arrived back at the trailhead shortly before 9:30 a.m. - an eleven-hour overnight outing on the summit of Ampersand. Not many meteors, but still a very enjoyable experience. Might have to do this sort of thing more often!
Interactive trackmap with photo points - Ampersand - click map to view
Start Time:
10:54p.m.
End Time:
12:38a.m.
Duration:
1h43m
Distance:
4.14 km
(2.57 mi)
Average Speed:
2.4 km/hr
(1.5 mph)
Start Elevation:
1529ft
(466m)
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Max Elevation:
3317ft
(1011m)
*
Min Elevation:
1529ft
(466m)
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End Elevation:
3293ft
(1004m)
*
* : +/- 75 feet
Total Elevation Gain:
1734ft
(529m)
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Total Elevation Loss:
1ft
(0m)
*
* : +/- 75 feet
Elevation Graph
Ampersand Down - Hike Data
Start Time:
7:49a.m.
End Time:
9:27a.m.
Duration:
1h37m
Distance:
4.33 km
(2.69 mi)
Average Speed:
2.7 km/hr
(1.7 mph)
Start Elevation:
3251ft
(991m)
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Max Elevation:
3289ft
(1002m)
*
Min Elevation:
1536ft
(468m)
*
End Elevation:
1542ft
(470m)
*
* : +/- 75 feet
Total Elevation Gain:
79ft
(24m)
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Total Elevation Loss:
1800ft
(549m)
*
* : +/- 75 feet
Elevation Graph
