South Cat Peak & Cat's Peaks loop via Pass Mountain Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 1 hr 57 min
South Cat Peak & Cat's Peaks loop via Pass Mountain Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Usery Mountain Regional Park near Desert Vista Estates III, AZ. The route reaches South Cat Peak at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 445 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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South Cat Peak & Cat's Peaks loop via Pass Mountain Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 1,794–2,116 ft
Out & Back · Usery Mountain Regional Park
Trailhead: 33.47435, -111.61254
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 80° · precip 10% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Talon Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Cat's Peaks loop, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Cat Peaks Pass Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Meridian Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftReach South Cat Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cat Peaks Pass Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cat's Peaks loop, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Talon Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Pass Mountain Trail 4 mi · ▲ 332 ft
- Maricopa Trail & Talon Trail via Pass Mountain Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 569 ft
- Talon Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 469 ft
- Chain Fruit Trail–Noso Trail Loop, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 305 ft
- Cat's Peaks loop–Chain Fruit Trail Loop, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 299 ft
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