Battleship Mountain–Canyon Lake, 5 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 3,124 ft · 5 hr 4 min
Battleship Mountain–Canyon Lake, 5 sights is a 10.5-mile out-and-back near Tortilla Flat, AZ. The route passes Canyon Lake and La Barge Pool before reaching Battleship Mountain at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 3,124 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Battleship Mountain–Canyon Lake, 5 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 3,124 ft · 5 hr 4 min
Elevation 1,689–2,788 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Boulder Canyon Trailhead · 33.53433, -111.42263
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Canyon Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Boulder Canyon Trail #103, heading E.
- 2.8 miBear left onto Upper La Barge Canyon, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass La Barge Pool.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Battleship Mountain scramble, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach Battleship Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper La Barge Canyon, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Boulder Canyon Trail #103, heading N.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~181 min). Leave by 3:28 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Boulder Canyon Trailhead Trailhead
- Canyon Lake & Boulder Canyon Trail #103 Viewpoint 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,038 ft
- Canyon Lake–La Barge Pool, 7 sights 15 mi · ▲ 2,778 ft
- Black Top Mesa–Canyon Lake, 7 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 3,518 ft
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