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Battleship Mountain–Battleship Mountain scramble, 4 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 2,247 ft · 4 hr 43 min

Battleship Mountain–Battleship Mountain scramble, 4 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back near Youngberg, AZ. The route reaches Battleship Mountain at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 2,247 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,926 – 2,789 ft · steepest grade: 27%11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dutchman Trail #104 33.48035, -111.44333
Nearest town Youngberg, AZ
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Battleship Mountain–Battleship Mountain scramble, 4 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 2,247 ft · 4 hr 43 min

Elevation 1,926–2,788 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Dutchman Trail #104 · 33.48035, -111.44333

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on First Water Road, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Dutchman Trail #104, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Second Water Trail #236, heading E.
  4. 3.1 miTurn right onto Boulder Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Battleship Mountain scramble, heading SE.
  7. 1.1 miReach Battleship Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.1 miTurn right onto Boulder Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Second Water Trail #236, heading NW.
  11. 3.1 miContinue straight onto Dutchman Trail #104, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto First Water Road, heading W.
  13. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/battleship-mountain-battleship-mountain-scramble-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

20% dirt80% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~157 min). Leave by 3:52 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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