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Lone Mountain–Lone Mountain Trail, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Las Alegres, AZ. The route reaches Lone Mountain at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 935 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,854 – 2,799 ft · steepest grade: 26%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wild Horse Trail 33.51650, -111.61922
Nearest town Las Alegres, AZ

Directions

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Lone Mountain–Lone Mountain Trail, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 935 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 1,853–2,800 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wild Horse Trail · 33.51650, -111.61922

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 81° · precip 7% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Maricopa Madness, heading N.
  2. 1 miSharp right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Lone Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1 miReach Lone Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Maricopa Madness, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 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

52% dirt48% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 98°F81°
Feels like90°Precip7%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity28%
Rained 0.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sat 100°81°
Sun 102°81°
Mon 100°86°
Tue 102°86°
Wed 102°85° 28%
Thu 98°77° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 5:21 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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