Javelina Canyon Viewpoint & Mormon Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 738 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Javelina Canyon Viewpoint & Mormon Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Citrus Hills, AZ. The route reaches Javelina Canyon Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 738 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Javelina Canyon Viewpoint & Mormon Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 738 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 1,269–2,029 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: Mormon Trail · 33.36633, -112.03099
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mormon Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Javelina Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach Javelina Canyon Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Mormon Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mormon Trail Trailhead
- Hidden Valley Trail & Mormon Trail via National Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 763 ft
- Javelina Canyon Trail & Mormon Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,114 ft
- Desert Classic Trail–Hidden Valley Trail, 7 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 1,890 ft
- Hidden Valley Trail–Javelina Canyon Trail, 5 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 2,009 ft
- Black Rock Canyon Trail–Guadalupe Perimeter Trail, 6 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 2,109 ft
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