Phoenix Mountains Preserve Viewpoint
2.6 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Phoenix Mountains Preserve Viewpoint is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Stony Mountain Villas, AZ. The route reaches Phoenix Mountains Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 295 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Phoenix Mountains Preserve Viewpoint
2.6 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 1,419–1,722 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: 33.59233, -112.04063
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 102°F / low 81° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 140 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Phoenix Mountains Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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.
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- Transit-accessible: stop 140 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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