Saguaro Lake & Butcher Jones Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Youngberg, AZ. The route reaches Saguaro Lake. It climbs 496 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,529 – 1,706 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Butcher Jones Trail 33.57564, -111.51463
Nearest town Youngberg, AZ
Directions
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Saguaro Lake & Butcher Jones Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 496 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 1,528–1,705 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Butcher Jones Trail · 33.57564, -111.51463
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 102°F / low 82° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Butcher Jones Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Saguaro Lake.
- 2.4 miReach Saguaro Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 102°F82°
Feels like88°Precip4%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sun
103°82°
Mon
102°86°
Tue
104°87°
Wed
102°86°
28%
Thu
103°84°
22%
Fri
96°80°
22%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Butcher Jones Trail Trailhead
- FR 1814 Loop 3.8 mi · ▲ 358 ft
- Saguaro Lake–FR 1814, 3 sights 9.1 mi · ▲ 1,024 ft
- Spring & Palo Fiero Tank 13.4 mi · ▲ 1,059 ft
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