Lone Mountain–Lone Mountain Trail, 4 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Usery Mountain Regional Park near Desert Vista Estates III, AZ. The route reaches Lone Mountain at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 1,413 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,024 – 2,799 ft · steepest grade: 25%8.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wind Cave Trailhead 33.47416, -111.60727
Nearest town Desert Vista Estates III, AZ
Directions
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Lone Mountain–Lone Mountain Trail, 4 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,413 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 2,025–2,800 ft
Out & Back · Usery Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: Wind Cave Trailhead · 33.47416, -111.60727
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 80° · precip 10% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Rattler, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Rattler, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto MT-3554, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Lone Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 1 miReach Lone Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp left onto MT-3554, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Rattler, heading W.
- 500 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Maricopa Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rattler, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 1.7 miSharp right, heading S.
- 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
60% dirt4% sand36% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 97°F80°
Feels like93°Precip10%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat
98°79°
Sun
99°78°
Mon
100°86°
Tue
101°87°
Wed
102°84°
33%
Thu
98°79°
29%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~108 min). Leave by 4:41 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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