Hail Peak

Name's origin: Reed Cundiff ... and John Wells got caught in a hail storm doing this in 1962 or thereabouts. According to Reed, "We were rather prosaic in naming peaks and routes back then."

The summit of Hail Peak stands about 1000 feet in elevation below the Sandia Crest summit. The two are separated by a deep notch off the north end of Hail Peak. Generally speaking, Hail Peak resembles a giant fin with its length aligned roughly north-south and the highest point near the north end. The summit affords a unique and broad view of Domingo Baca Canyon and surrounding crags including Jaw Bone in the ~SE, Alioth in the ~NE, The Thumb in the ~NW, and Ego Boost in the ~W.