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HIKING & NATURE EXPLORATION
AIAP Hiking & Nature
Exploration Club in and out of San Diego County
For more information, please contact:
Hike Coordinator at
asbafandeh@hotmail.com
Iron Mountain in Poway
Sunday Jan 21, 2007
7:45 AM
AIAP January Hike will be at
Iron Mountain-Poway on January 21, 2007. Iron Mountain looking
east from Highway 67. The mountain was blackened by the enormous
Cedar Fire of October 2003. The mountain core is composed of
batholithic, granodioritic rock. Some of the boulders are
reddish from iron deposits and possibly from the
formerly-overlying red Bedford Canyon formation. Soils on the
mountain include decomposed granodiorite and iron rich soils
derived from iron deposits in the fractures and perhaps remnants
of the Bedford Canyon Formation. Curiously enough, Iron Mountain
contains some of the same endemic plants that are found on
gabbro soils. This is a moderate day hike. It is well marked and
maintained way. The views from the peak are well worth the
effort. This hike is about 6 miles round trip and take about 3.5
hours. Please bring water and hiking boot. For any questions
regarding hiking please contact Ali Bafandeh at
asbafandeh@hotmail.com
Date: Sunday January 21, 2007
Time: 7:45 AM
Place to Meet: Intersection of HWY 67 & poway Road
Direction: Take I-15, Exit Poway Road and go
all the way to the east, turn right on HWY 67 and park your car
on the shoulder of the road.
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