Pass Mountain–Maricopa Trail, 4 sights
4 mi · ▲ 1,298 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Pass Mountain–Maricopa Trail, 4 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Usery Mountain Regional Park near Desert Vista Estates III, AZ. The route reaches Pass Mountain at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 1,298 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pass Mountain–Maricopa Trail, 4 sights
4 mi · ▲ 1,298 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 2,047–3,299 ft
Out & Back · Usery Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.50356, -111.61816
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 79° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Rattler, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Maricopa Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rattler, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Pass Mountain Summmit Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach Pass Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Maricopa Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rattler, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Rattler, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 (~48 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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