La Barge Pool–Battleship Mountain scramble, 5 sights
9.6 mi · ▲ 1,649 ft · 4 hr 1 min
La Barge Pool–Battleship Mountain scramble, 5 sights is a 9.6-mile out-and-back near Youngberg, AZ. The route reaches La Barge Pool at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 1,649 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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La Barge Pool–Battleship Mountain scramble, 5 sights
9.6 mi · ▲ 1,649 ft · 4 hr 1 min
Elevation 1,926–2,423 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.48262, -111.44677
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 96°F / low 81° · precip 11% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Hackberry Spring Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Second Water Trail #236, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Boulder Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Battleship Mountain scramble, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach La Barge Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Boulder Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Second Water Trail #236, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Hackberry Spring Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Second Water Trail #236 2.1 mi · ▲ 204 ft
- Cholla Tank & Hackberry Spring Trail via Second Water Trail #236 6.6 mi · ▲ 617 ft
- White Rock Spring–Black Mesa Trail #241 Loop, 8 sights 15.2 mi · ▲ 1,947 ft
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