Usery Mountain via High Ridge Trail

2 mi · ▲ 542 ft · 56 min

Usery Mountain via High Ridge Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Las Alegres, AZ. The route reaches Usery Mountain at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 542 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,425 – 2,963 ft · steepest grade: 35%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.49730, -111.63405
Nearest town Las Alegres, AZ

Directions

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Usery Mountain via High Ridge Trail

2 mi · ▲ 542 ft · 56 min

Elevation 2,425–2,962 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.49730, -111.63405

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto High Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miReach Usery Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 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

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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