McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Dixie Mine via Thompson Peak Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Dixie Mine via Thompson Peak Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Fountain View, AZ. The route reaches Dixie Mine at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 359 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dixie Mine via Thompson Peak Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 1,881–2,252 ft
Out & Back · McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: Thompson Peak Road · 33.63855, -111.74670
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 98°F / low 80° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start on Thompson Peak Road, heading NW.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dixie Mine Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Dixie Mine, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Thompson Peak Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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More from Thompson Peak Road Trailhead
- Dixie Mine Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 335 ft
- Thompson Peak Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 327 ft
- Golden Eagle Trail via Dixie Mine Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 390 ft
- Thompson Peak Road 5.3 mi · ▲ 394 ft
- Lower Sonoran Trail–North Leg Trail, 5 sights 12.6 mi · ▲ 1,798 ft
- Prospector Scenic View–Dixie Mine, 6 sights 15.1 mi · ▲ 2,772 ft
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