Pass Mountain Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 54 min
Pass Mountain Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Usery Mountain Regional Park near Desert Vista Estates III, AZ. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Pass Mountain Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 54 min
Elevation 1,871–2,033 ft
Out & Back · Usery Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: Wind Cave Trailhead · 33.47416, -111.60727
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 99°F / low 80° · precip 3% · wind 8 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 E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Blevins Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wind Cave Trailhead Trailhead
- Blevins Trail 2 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Pass Mountain Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 314 ft
- Pass Mountain Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Pass Mountain Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Chain Fruit Trail & Talon Trail Loop via Pass Mountain Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 216 ft
- Noso Trail via Blevins Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 218 ft
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