Hermit Peak - 4.19.2014

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The trailhead for Hermit Peak is located at the El Porvenir Campground... a 16 mile drive NW of Las Vegas, New Mexico.
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At the campground... the gang is geared up and ready to go.
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Hermit Peak is located in the Pecos Wilderness.
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On the summit of Hermit Peak (10,212')... a storm is brewing.
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We got caught in the rain storm... and got pretty wet. The hike was 8 miles roundtrip, gaining 2650 feet of elevation.