Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Fisher Point Day Hike
| when |
July 30, 2016
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Trip Report :
July 20, 2013
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| where |
Flagstaff |
| the hike |
Drop a vehicle off at the Canyon Vista Campground and continue on to the
USGS Trailhead (all roads paved). The hike will travel west past Marshall
Lake, along Anderson Mesa, down Walnut Canyon to the Sandy’s
Canyon Trail, and to the caves at Fisher Point. Then we’ll walk back
to Sandy’s Canyon Trailhead at the Canyon View Campground.
Bring rain/hail equipment. It was quite a storm a few days ago up there.
Passage 31 of the Arizona Trail is described on pages 239-243 of
Arizona Trail: The Official Guide
by Tom Jones and Jerry Sieve, Westcliffe Publishers, 2005.
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| distance |
11 miles |
| time |
7-8 hours |
| EC |
+600'-1000' elevation change |
| elevations |
7224' (USGS Observatory Trailhead) to 6621' (Walnut Canyon) |
| type |
one way with a side excursion |
| starting at |
| USGS [Lowell] Observatory |
35° 6.012' N, 111° 32.143' W [NAD27]
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| ending at |
| Sandy’s Canyon Trailhead |
35° 7.510' N, 111° 35.880' W [NAD27]
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| on trail |
100% — Sandy’s Canyon Trail;
Arizona Trail, passage 31
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| rating |
"C+"
Rate yourself as a hiker. |
| dogs allowed |
no |
| cost |
Sharing gas expenses with the driver.
The club also allows voluntary contributions of $5 per non-member. |
| weather |
Flagstaff |
| meet |
6:30 AM in the
Fry’s parking lot on the SW corner of I-17 & Bell Road. Park
behind Denny’s, near the entrance to the Deer Valley Park & Ride.
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| drive |
Go north on I-17 approximately 124 miles and take exit 339 for Lake Mary Road.
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