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Brown's Ranch Road–Cone Mountain Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 2.8-mile loop in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Reata Pass, AZ. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,589 – 2,759 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.76115, -111.84230
Nearest town Reata Pass, AZ

Directions

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Brown's Ranch Road–Cone Mountain Trail Loop, 3 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 2,588–2,759 ft

Loop · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: 33.76115, -111.84230

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 75° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Sunset Vista Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Latigo Trail, heading S.
  6. 1 miContinue straight onto Hackamore Trail, heading W.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right onto Cone Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.7 miSharp right onto Upper Ranch Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Brown's Ranch Road, heading SE.
  11. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 96°F75°
Feels like89°Precip3%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat 93°75°
Sun 95°77°
Mon 96°81°
Tue 98°81°
Wed 98°82° 22%
Thu 95°76° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

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