Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Angel Falls Day Hike
| when |
Trip Report :
April 26, 2008
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Trip Report :
September 16, 2000
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| where |
Sedona |
| the hike |
Angel Falls, a scenic box canyon with two waterfalls, is on the western slopes
of Wilson Mountain amid the spectacular rock formations and varied vegetation of
Sedona’s red rock country. We’ll start from the Jim Thompson Trailhead,
hike on a primitive road and then an off-trail canyon route to reach the falls.
Return the same way.
Reference: Mangum, Richard and Sherry, Sedona Hikes,
Hexagon Press, Flagstaff, AZ, 1992, pp.16-17.
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| distance |
4 1/2 miles |
| EC |
+-700' elevation change |
| elevations |
4512' (Jim Thompson Trailhead) to 5024' (falls) |
| time |
3-4 hours |
| on trail |
40% — Brins Mesa Trail |
| type |
round trip |
| starting at |
| Jim Thompson Trailhead |
34° 53.286' N, 111° 46.061' W [NAD27]
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| rating |
"C+"
Rate yourself as a hiker.
Partly off trail, with optional boulder scrambling at the falls. |
| dogs? |
no |
| cost |
$5 per vehicle for a
Red Rock Pass, plus sharing gas expenses with the driver. The club also
allows voluntary contributions of $5/non-member |
| weather |
Sedona |
| meet |
7:00 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 |
In Sedona, go north on Jordan Road. Follow the signs left, then right until
the road dead ends at Jim Thompson Trailhead.
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