Amethyst Mine Trail–Brown's Peak Trail, 3 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 1,855 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Amethyst Mine Trail–Brown's Peak Trail, 3 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Horse Mesa, AZ. It climbs 1,855 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Amethyst Mine Trail–Brown's Peak Trail, 3 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 1,855 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Elevation 5,697–6,864 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Brown's Peak Trail · 33.70538, -111.33794
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Four Peaks Trail #130, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Brown's Peak Trail, heading S.
- 2 miBear right onto Amethyst Mine Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miReach Brown's Peak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Brown's Peak Trail, heading N.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Four Peaks Trail #130, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Brown's Peak Trail Trailhead
- Amethyst Trail–Brown's Peak Trail Loop, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,069 ft
- Browns Peak–Brown's Peak Trail, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,924 ft
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