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