Hiking the Highest Peak in Arizona
Kraig AdamsNov 2020
- Days
- Not given
- Direction
- Out and back to the summit
- Cost
- Not given
- Lodging
- Not given
North America · United States
Humphreys Peak
Arizona
- Distance
- 11 mi17.7 km
- Days
- 1 day (a day hike, about 6 hours)
- Elevation gain
- 2,999 ft914 m
- High point
- 12,635 ft3,851 m
- Season
- Snow can fall in any month above the…
- Lodging
- Not given
Hikes / North America / Humphreys Peak
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From Kraig Adams's trip log.
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Route drawn from OpenStreetMap. Terrain: Mapzen Terrain Tiles (USGS 3DEP, SRTM) on AWS · Route, rivers & lakes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). A sketch for planning, not for navigation.
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Hiking the Highest Peak in Arizona
Before you go
The basics
- Start
- Humphreys Trailhead, at the lower parking lot of Arizona Snowbowl
- Finish
- Humphreys Trailhead, Arizona Snowbowl (same way back)
- Direction
- Out and back to the summit
- Usual difficulty
- Very strenuous, the Forest Service says: steep, long and extremely rocky up high, starting at 9,340 ft in thin air
- Best time
- Snow can fall in any month above the tree line. July to September brings monsoon storms with lightning; winter brings avalanche danger on the steep upper slopes. Kraig went in November
- Permits
- The Forest Service trail page lists no permit or fee. Above the tree line (11,500 ft) you must stay on the trail unless on snow, and no camping (order in force to December 2029)
- Getting there
- Fly to Flagstaff, as Kraig did. From Flagstaff, US 180 north 7 miles, then Snowbowl Road 7.4 miles to the lower Arizona Snowbowl parking lot (14.5 miles, paved)
- Lodging
- Not given
From Kraig Adams's guide
Costs and gear
From Kraig Adams's guide
Safety
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- Emergency: 911 (ambulance, fire, police).
Phone signal
Not given
Insurance
- Medical treatment in the US is expensive, and some hospitals ask non-residents for a deposit.
- Make sure your travel health insurance covers medical treatment and repatriation.
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