Browns Peak–Brown's Peak Trail, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,924 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Browns Peak–Brown's Peak Trail, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Horse Mesa, AZ. The route reaches Browns Peak at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,924 ft, with sections as steep as 88% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Browns Peak–Brown's Peak Trail, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,924 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 5,697–7,644 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Brown's Peak Trail · 33.70538, -111.33794
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 16% · wind 9 mph · 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.
- 2.4 miReach Browns Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Four Peaks Trail #130, heading NW.
- 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 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.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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