Dome Mountain
12.8 mi · ▲ 1,863 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Dome Mountain is a 12.8-mile out-and-back near Youngberg, AZ. The route reaches Dome Mountain at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 1,863 ft, with sections as steep as 44% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dome Mountain
12.8 mi · ▲ 1,863 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Elevation 2,102–3,372 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.47584, -111.47538
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miReach Dome Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 150 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.4 mi in (~190 min). Leave by 3:19 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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