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Winter Storm, Pusch Peak – 12/12/2015

Updated - Posted - Charles Miles
A line of rain, hail and snow moving towards the mountain. December 2015.
A line of rain, hail and snow moving towards the mountain. December 2015.
Winter storm on the route up to Pusch Peak. December 2015.
Winter storm on the route up to Pusch Peak. December 2015.
In the clouds on Pusch Peak. December 2015.
In the clouds on Pusch Peak. December 2015.
Light thru the clouds from the overlook off the Pusch Peak route. December 2015.
Light thru the clouds from the overlook off the Pusch Peak route. December 2015.

We watched clouds swirl across the mountain peaks in the AM before we started – but Pusch Peak was clear and it looked like a great place to watch the storm… It didn’t take long for the storm to catch us though, waves of precipitation rolled towards and over us, rain first – then hail – then snow, when we reached the peak it had been eaten by the clouds – too cold to linger we started back down.

The Santa Catalina Mountains had several days of winter storm – while the links below are now ‘old’ a number of them have interesting pictures – some showing the snow on the mountain!

Pusch Peak Trail – 9/17/2014

Updated - Posted - Charles Miles

Clouds were moving in – it was humid, but cooler than many previous days, and it seemed just cool enough for a hike on the Pusch Peak Northwest Side Route – I made it 2 miles and 1700+’ up the trail before the rain and the dark gave me good reasons to stop, take a picture, enjoy a break and return down to the city.

1409 City Lights from the Pusch Peak Trail
City lights from the westside trail up to Pusch Peak – not long after sunset with the rain just starting. September 2014.

Pusch Peak Trail to the First Overlook, Storm Clouds and Lightning – 2014/8/19

Updated - Posted - Charles Miles

The storms have been amazing the past few weeks! A few shots from a hike up to the first vista off of the Pusch Peak Northwest Side Route…

1408 Storm
End of the day – headed out to the first overlook of the trail to Pusch Peak. August 2014.
1408 Lightning and Lights from the First Overlook off the Pusch Peak Trail
Lightning, rain and city lights from the first vista off the Pusch Peak Northwest Side Route Trail. August 2014.