Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Shaw Butte/North Mountain Evening Hike
| when |
Trip Report :
March 17, 2022
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Trip Report :
January 10, 2015
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Trip Report :
September 20, 2014
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Trip Report :
December 15, 2012
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| where |
Phoenix Mountains Preserve |
| the hike |
Hike from the North Mountain Visitor Center to Shaw Butte, then to North
Mountain and back to Visitor Center. Bring a headlight just in case.
The trails are described by Roger and Ethel Freeman in Day Hikes and
Trail Rides In and Around Phoenix (2nd ed.), Gem Guides Book Co.,
2000, pp.43-53.
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| distance |
5.5 miles |
| time |
3.5 hours |
| EC |
+-1780' elevation change |
| elevations |
1381' (wash) to 2104' (North Mountain) |
| type |
figure 8 |
| starting at |
| North Mountain Visitor Center |
33° 35.899' N, 112° 3.957' W [NAD27]
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| on trail |
100% — various trails |
| rating |
"B-"
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 |
Phoenix |
| meet |
4:30 PM in the parking lot of the North Mountain Visitor Center located on
west side of 7th Street about a quarter of a mile south of Thunderbird
Road in Phoenix.
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