Javelina Canyon Viewpoint–Thondum Wihom Trail, 3 saddles is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Citrus Hills, AZ. The route passes Fat Man's Pass before reaching Javelina Canyon Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 1,643 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,299 – 2,402 ft · steepest grade: 16%8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.36270, -112.04278
Nearest town Citrus Hills, AZ
Directions
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Javelina Canyon Viewpoint–Thondum Wihom Trail, 3 saddles
8.2 mi · ▲ 1,643 ft · 3 hr 33 min
Elevation 1,300–2,401 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 33.36270, -112.04278
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 83° · precip 10% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Thondum Wihom Trail, heading S.
- 1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left onto National Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miPass Fat Man's Pass.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Mormon Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Javelina Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftReach Javelina Canyon Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Mormon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto National Trail, heading SE.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Thondum Wihom Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 101°F83°
Feels like92°Precip10%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity24%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat
103°82°
Sun
104°85°
Mon
103°86°
Tue
106°89°
Wed
105°88°
22%
Thu
101°85°
20%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Thondum Wihom Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,039 ft
- Old Man Trail–Thash Kavid South Trail, 3 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 2,370 ft
- Lower Corona de Loma Trail–Old Man Trail, 3 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 2,457 ft
- Mormon Trail–Thondum Wihom Trail, 3 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 2,306 ft
- Guadalupe Perimeter Trail–Hidden Valley Trail, 4 sights 10.8 mi · ▲ 2,674 ft
- Desert Classic Trail–Hidden Valley Trail, 5 sights 12.6 mi · ▲ 2,827 ft
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