Lone Mountain & Lone Mountain Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back near Fort McDowell, AZ. The route reaches Lone Mountain at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 1,414 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,421 – 2,799 ft · steepest grade: 23%10.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Phon D Sutton 33.55079, -111.58152
Nearest town Fort McDowell, AZ · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
Directions
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Lone Mountain & Lone Mountain Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 1,414 ft · 4 hr 16 min
Elevation 1,420–2,800 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Phon D Sutton · 33.55079, -111.58152
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 100°F / low 82° · precip 6% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 3.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Lone Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Lone Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 3.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 100°F82°
Feels like93°Precip6%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity31%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat
102°81°
Sun
104°81°
Mon
102°87°
Tue
104°88°
Wed
104°87°
32%
Thu
100°79°
29%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.1 mi in (~158 min). Leave by 3:51 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Phon D Sutton Trailhead
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- MT-3554 & Phon D Sutton Loop 8.7 mi · ▲ 680 ft
- MT-3554 10 mi · ▲ 847 ft
- MT-3554 10.8 mi · ▲ 850 ft
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