Blackjack Tank–Pothole Tank Number One, 4 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 1,394 ft · 4 hr 44 min
Blackjack Tank–Pothole Tank Number One, 4 sights is a 12.1-mile out-and-back near Road Junction Windmill, AZ. The route passes Blackjack Tank before reaching Pothole Tank Number One at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 1,394 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Blackjack Tank–Pothole Tank Number One, 4 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 1,394 ft · 4 hr 44 min
Elevation 4,783–5,166 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: [FR 597] **4WD** · 34.04763, -111.87129
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 67° · precip 4% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on [FR 597] **4WD**, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Cooks Mesa, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Blackjack Tank.
- 5 miPass Pothole Tank Number One.
- 50 ftReach Blackjack Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5 miBear left onto [FR 597] **4WD**, heading S.
- 1.1 miArrive 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 0.7 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from [FR 597] **4WD** Trailhead
- Blackjack Tank & [FR 597] **4WD** 2.1 mi · ▲ 450 ft
- Grapevine Tank–[FR 597] **4WD**, 3 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 1,198 ft
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