Page 124 - Walks In The Black Range

badly washed out. As you head north up the wash the ridge line to your right separates you from North Wicks Canyon.
The route shown here is 1.8 miles in length (3.6 roundtrip) with a minimal elevation gain of about 300’ (5,435’ to 5,730’). Locally this wash is typically described as the canyon with the ruins of an abandoned ore truck and heavy duty ore wagon. On the map on the following page, the location of the truck is indicated by the yellow circle.
The usual suspects are on-the-scene; rattlesnakes (only Western Diamond-Back that I know of), Black Bear, Coyote,
and Cougar are all possible - but not likely. As with all walks in this area be especially careful around mines and adits - these are potentially very dangerous places.
In addition to the abandoned truck there are
other “artifacts” along the trail, like the pick shown below. At the mine, itself, there is a rotten headframe and rusty winches.
East fork of Ready Pay Gulch, North of NM-152 East of Hillsboro