Mormon Tank
15.9 mi · ▲ 238 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Mormon Tank is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near Florence Junction, AZ. The route reaches Mormon Tank. It is mostly level, with 238 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
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Directions
Mormon Tank
15.9 mi · ▲ 238 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Elevation 1,686–1,904 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.24953, -111.42400
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 4.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miPass Mormon Tank.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 3.9 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.8 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.
More from this trailhead
- East Hash Knife Draw Road & North Attaway Road Loop 13 mi · ▲ 132 ft
- Twin Tanks 13.9 mi · ▲ 211 ft
- East Florence Substation Road 14.3 mi · ▲ 212 ft
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