Calderwood Butte Nature Preserve
Calderwood Butte
1.1 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 32 min
Calderwood Butte is a 1.1-mile out-and-back in Calderwood Butte Nature Preserve near Vistancia, AZ. The route reaches Calderwood Butte at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It climbs 324 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Calderwood Butte
1.1 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 32 min
Elevation 1,407–1,644 ft
Out & Back · Calderwood Butte Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 33.73071, -112.27345
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Calderwood Butte, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 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 0.4 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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