Middle Tank & Superior Tank
9.5 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 3 hr 15 min
Middle Tank & Superior Tank is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near Gold Camp, AZ. The route passes Superior Tank and Middle Tank. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Middle Tank & Superior Tank
9.5 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 3 hr 15 min
Elevation 1,852–2,002 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.25767, -111.30080
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 79° · precip 11% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miPass Superior Tank.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Middle Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miPass Middle Tank.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 2.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:04 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Twin Tanks–Superior Tank, 3 lakes 10.6 mi · ▲ 159 ft
- Baja Blitz–El Molino Tank, 3 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 133 ft
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