Golden - North Table Mountain

Not every hike will fit into the 'best hike ever' category.  This was one of those.  North Table Mountain is on the outskirts of Golden and is more a mesa than a mountain.  Both North and South Table Mountain exist because there was a small lava vent nearby that 'capped' the underlying sedimentary rock.  Then as erosion and uplift occurred the mesa tops were left while the area around the lava flow eroded, leaving the Table Mountains.

As far as a hike is concerned this was not a particularly scenic or difficult hike; although the views of the Denver skyline are cool.  Pictures just can't capture the real views, especially at distance.

Denver Skyline (barely)

The weather was not all the great either, winds around 15-20 mph with morning temps in the low 40's.  Although by late morning the sun was out and temperatures were in the low 50's, but the wind had picked up some, especially on the mesa top..

This was kind of a 'check the box' hike.  I won't be trying it again.

Overall Track Statistics for Golden - North Table Mtn,   1114 data points

 Length 8.869 miles  :  Garmin Length 9.010 miles

 Start Elevation - 6012.63 feet

 Maximum Elevation - 6593.50 feet

 Minimum Elevation - 5873.88 feet

 Date of Hike - May 01, 2017

 Start Time - 09:33 AM

 End Time - 01:01 PM

 Total Duration -     3:27 hours:min

 Total Ascent - 1692.55 feet

 Total Descent - 1742.29 feet

 Net Ascent - -49.74 feet

 Maximum Grade - 14.47%

 Average Speed -  2.56 mph :  Garmin Average Speed  2.60 mph

 Maximum Ascent over Mile - 398.98 feet

 Maximum Speed over Mile -  3.21 mph

 Maximum Gain over Mile (%) -  6.96%