There is already some written on Red Cone. I find a lot of the CLNP hikes difficult in the soft pumice which this is, most of the way. I am putting my 2c in on the AZ. I went alone and was told the first summit is in the AZ. When I arrived it sure didn't look like it so I walked the saddle, checked the low point in the saddle, and it seemed about 110' below the true summit according to all my GPS and topo lines on the map. I also used N6ARA's AZ app and it too says the first peak is not in the AZ. Despite what I was told and being roasting hot and done, I went to the true summit to be legit. It's really not that big of a deal and there is a little shade. I was able to set up hf and take a break after a hot hike in the lava rock. Able to get some 2m to Rogue Valley too.
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