Javelina Canyon Trail–Thondum Wihom Trail, 3 sights is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Cimarron, AZ. The route reaches Fat Man's Pass. It climbs 2,573 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,260 – 2,402 ft · steepest grade: 24%14.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.37457, -111.99229
Nearest town Cimarron, AZ
Directions
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Javelina Canyon Trail–Thondum Wihom Trail, 3 sights
14.3 mi · ▲ 2,573 ft · 6 hr 3 min
Elevation 1,259–2,401 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 33.37457, -111.99229
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 105°F / low 83° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Transit-accessible: Baseline Rd & 42nd Pl stop 376 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Javelina Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 2.4 miTurn left onto Mormon Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto National Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Fat Man's Pass.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Thondum Wihom Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miReach Javelina Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left onto National Trail, heading S.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Mormon Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Javelina Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 105°F83°
Feels like87°Precip3%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity26%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon
103°84°
Tue
105°92°
Wed
105°90°
Thu
107°89°
Fri
104°88°
30%
Sat
102°86°
29%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Baseline Rd & 42nd Pl stop 376 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- National Trail via Javelina Canyon Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Javelina Canyon Trail 2 mi · ▲ 358 ft
- Javelina Canyon Trail & Ridgeline Trail Loop 3.7 mi · ▲ 677 ft
- Javelina Canyon Trail 4 mi · ▲ 666 ft
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