{"id":5179,"date":"2024-06-20T19:17:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T19:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/?p=5179"},"modified":"2024-11-17T18:24:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T18:24:01","slug":"acker-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/2024\/06\/20\/acker-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"Acker Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, June 20, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Greg and I visited Acker Rock during a heat wave on June 26, 2015 while renting Pickett Butte Lookout. I haven&#8217;t been back since, but almost exactly nine years later I revisited this lookout.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I parked at the gate on Road 950 and started hiking:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53817715208_fafb0a2773_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Paintbrush blooming along the road:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53817481836_1586553b8c_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>View of the backside of Acker Rock. The lookout isn&#8217;t visible from here:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53817482151_7a652fbfaf_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p>View to the south from the road:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53816552057_1f3b7c6e7c_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Crews had recently brushed the shoulders of the road:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818832475_347715123d_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53817469852_94317b9757_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rhododendrons in bloom:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818727574_694e5073db_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Not sure which flower this is:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818637728_5305273109_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>View to the west from the road just before it ends:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818832275_ab2544ee1b_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stonecrop and montia in bloom along the trail:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818640308_3e119e8390_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818729634_f49a9935c7_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53817474542_ffcaab67a4_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818397726_50a944729c_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mariposa lily:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818645108_3cee7ac474_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818645113_814fbaa957_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818645088_625ae7159f_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I passed the composting toilet:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818767569_e493bf2011_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The lookout came into view above me:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818648238_69257eac0b_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818873175_43fa591850_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yet more stonecrop and other wildflowers:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53817479812_cda5d80397_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818873045_1a6484aa12_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818767519_005bfe15c4_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s so little room on the summit that the propane tanks are down the hill:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818648298_fefcb231d5_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The walkway to the lookout is fenced for safety:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53817506632_322e8f7992_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818778889_c78b50d5e4_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There was a camera affixed to the railing. I&#8217;m guessing this is here because they&#8217;ve had vandalism issues:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818757969_79585a93db_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This wasn&#8217;t being staffed or rented and the shutters were only up on two sides:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818668938_ac22758864_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>View to the southwest. It&#8217;s barely indistinguishable from the surrounding hills, but Abbott Butte is almost directly above the fenced walkway, to the right of the tree:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818422516_a2882d77bb_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking east at Highrock Mountain and Hershberger Mountain:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818668943_699799fba0_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818668928_6545a21788_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking west at many minor peaks and buttes that all blend together:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53817499777_a9ee1cc27a_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The view to the north includes Dumont Butte, Black Butte, Cavitt Mountain, and Quartz Mountain:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818422401_d065e2f05f_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818757739_f586a87780_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>View to the northeast with Quarts Mountain at far left, the top of Diamond Peak right of center (hard to see here), and the pointy tip of Black Rock at far right (I <a href=\"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/2024\/06\/21\/black-rock\/\">hiked up there<\/a> the next day):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818668828_d79f16cda5_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A better shot of Diamond Peak and Black Rock:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53818674843_d6d23ace8a_b.jpg\" alt=\"Acker Rock Hike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t see anyone else the entire time I was up here. Beautiful day, although hot!<\/p>\n<p>Gaia stats: 3.4 miles, 950&#8242; elevation gain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, June 20, 2024 Greg and I visited Acker Rock during a heat wave on June 26, 2015 while renting<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/2024\/06\/20\/acker-rock\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Acker Rock<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5347,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[159,209],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5179"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5179"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5349,"href":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5179\/revisions\/5349"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}