Magazine Tank Number One via New River
8.7 mi · ▲ 1,167 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Magazine Tank Number One via New River is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Road Junction Windmill, AZ. The route reaches Magazine Tank Number One at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 1,167 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Magazine Tank Number One via New River
8.7 mi · ▲ 1,167 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Elevation 3,785–4,303 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: New River · 34.00908, -111.87975
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 87°F / low 70° · precip 5% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on New River, heading W.
- 2.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 1.2 miReach Magazine Tank Number One, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2.7 miArrive 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 1.4 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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