{"id":5842,"date":"2017-01-09T22:11:40","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T05:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/?p=5842"},"modified":"2017-01-17T14:19:17","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T21:19:17","slug":"w7ugr044-5580-1701-5580-ft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/sota-trip-report\/w7ugr044-5580-1701-5580-ft\/","title":{"rendered":"W7U\/GR-044 (5580) – 1701 m \/ 5580 ft"},"content":{"rendered":"

W7U\/GR-044
\n5580
\n1701 m \/ 5580 ft
\nDec 03, 2015<\/p>\n

By KX0R<\/p>\n

Summit 5580<\/a> is an interesting, challenging summit. It\u2019s probably the easiest SOTA \u201cpeak\u201d in Arches National Park<\/a>, north of Moab<\/a>, Utah.<\/p>\n

\u2022 High desert activation
\n\u2022 Most of the hike is on a marked trail
\n\u2022 Parts of the route are along the tops of high rock fins
\n\u2022 Incredible scenery
\n\u2022 Peak is near the famous Double-O Arch<\/a>
\n\u2022 Activation zone is accessible by hiking and easy scrambling
\n\u2022 Actual summit is a technical climb
\n\u2022 ~ 5.0 miles round trip
\n\u2022 ~ 400 vertical feet of gain to the activation zone
\n\u2022 Hike and activation take about 5 hours
\n\u2022 SOTA \u201cClassic\u201d!<\/p>\n\n\t\t