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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-Poway
Sunday, January 15, 2006
Time: 8:00 AM
AIAP January Hike will be at Iron Mountain-Poway
on January 15, 2006. 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 boots. For any questions regarding hiking please contact
Ali Bafandeh at asbafandeh@hotmail.com
Place to Meet: Intersection of HWY
67 & Poway Road
Time: 8:00 AM
Direction: Take I-15 north, 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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