Rounsevel Viewpoint & Castle Peak Trail
1 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 29 min
Rounsevel Viewpoint & Castle Peak Trail is a 1-mile out-and-back near Castle Hot Springs, AZ. The route reaches Rounsevel Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It climbs 291 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rounsevel Viewpoint & Castle Peak Trail
1 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 29 min
Elevation 1,973–2,241 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Castle Peak Trail · 33.98186, -112.36549
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 96°F / low 76° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Castle Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rounsevel Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Rounsevel Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Castle Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Castle Peak Trail Trailhead
- Castle Peak–Castle Peak Viewpoint, 5 sights 1.1 mi · ▲ 356 ft
- Palm Grove & Castle Creek Canyon Trail 1.7 mi · ▲ 91 ft
- Salvation Peak–Salvation Peak Viewpoint, 3 summits 1.9 mi · ▲ 769 ft
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