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3.5 of 5 |
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1 of 5 |
| Distance Round Trip |
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9.5 miles |
| Trailhead Elevation |
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1,890 feet |
| Elevation Gain |
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1,900 feet |
| Accumulated Gain |
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2,250 feet |
| Avg Time Round Trip |
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4 - 5 hours |
| Kokopelli Seeds |
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20.75 |
| Interest Peak | | Backpack No | | Dogs not allowed |
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2018-03-24 | Nightstalker |
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2018-02-17 | Tortoise_Hiker |
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2017-11-25 |
Thompson Peak from 104th St TH |
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2017-05-18 | robertskz |
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2017-03-04 | syoung |
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2017-02-26 | lindaagm |
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2016-12-29 |
Thompson Peak via Gateway TH |
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2016-02-13 |
Thompson Peak via Bell Pass |
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| Thompson Peak - MSP
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4.75 mi
2,009 ft |
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| Thompson Peak - MSP
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9.72 mi
2,300 ft |
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| Thompson Peak - MSP
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10.17 mi
2,445 ft |
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| Thompson Peak - MSP
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9.99 mi
2,431 ft |
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| Thompson Peak - MSP
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13.23 mi
3,763 ft |
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| Thompson Peak - MSP
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9.62 mi
2,301 ft |
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| Thompson Peak - MSP
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13.54 mi
3,880 ft |
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| Thompson Peak - MSP
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9.55 mi
2,276 ft |
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| Thompson Peak - MSP
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9.66 mi
2,274 ft |
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| Thompson Peak - MSP
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10.4 mi
2,351 ft |
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| Thompson Peak - MSP
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9.56 mi
2,125 ft |
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| Thompson Peak - MSP
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5.25 mi
1,883 ft |
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| Thompson Peak - MSP
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7.85 mi
2,847 ft |
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| Thompson Peak - MSP
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9.24 mi
2,204 ft |
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| Thompson Peak - MSP
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14.74 mi
4,037 ft |
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| Thompson Peak - MSP
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9.46 mi
2,204 ft |
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| Thompson Peak - MSP
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9.65 mi
2,146 ft |
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| Thompson Peak - MSP
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4.17 mi
1,902 ft |
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| Thompson Peak - MSP
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14.35 mi
3,748 ft |
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| Thompson Peak - MSP
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5.02 mi
2,010 ft |
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| Thompson Peak from 104th St TH
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13.11 mi
3,764 ft |
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| Thompson Peak-East End via 104th St
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20.35 mi
5,398 ft |
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| Bell Pass Thompson Peak Windate Loop
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16.97 mi
4,324 ft |
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| Thompson Peak via Gateway TH
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12.67 mi
3,717 ft |
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| Thompson Peak from Gateway Trailhead
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13.13 mi
3,790 ft |
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| McDowell Loop
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18.84 mi
4,169 ft |
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| Dixie Mine Trail - MMRP
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11.36 mi
1,781 ft |
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| Thompson via Bell Pass
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13.19 mi
3,787 ft |
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| McDowell Meander
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19.89 mi
5,720 ft |
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| Golden Eagle Loop - Fountain Hills
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10.15 mi
1,375 ft |
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| Thompson Peak Coachwhip Loop - MSP
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13.57 mi
2,762 ft |
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| Thompson Peak to Tom's Thumb TH
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11.39 mi
3,576 ft |
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| Tom's Thumb Trail - MSP
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17.47 mi
5,012 ft |
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| Mc4Peaks
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14.39 mi
5,536 ft |
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| Golden Eagle Loop - Fountain Hills
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11.15 mi
1,546 ft |
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| Gateway Big Loop Trail - McDowells
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17.11 mi
4,227 ft |
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| Bell Pass - Bell / 104th TH
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18.65 mi
4,040 ft |
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| Grasslands Drive Access Route
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5.14 mi
2,118 ft |
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| Dixie Mine Trail - MMRP | | | Sonoran Trail - MMRP | | | Golden Eagle Loop - Fountain Hills 0.9 mi away 10.3 mi 1,000 ft | | | Paradise Gold Mine | | | Coachwhip Trail - MMRP | | | Andrews - Kinsey Trail MSP | | | Peak Spur Trail - MSP | | | Dixie Mine Ridgeline - McDowells | | | Ringtail Trail - MSP | | | Sunrise Peak from 145th Street 2.7 mi away 4.1 mi 1,218 ft | |
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| Fauna |
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Coyote |
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Desert Cottontail |
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Desert Tortoise |
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Greater earless lizard |
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Mule Deer |
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Sphecoid Wasp |
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| Flora |
Nearby |
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Cottonwood |
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Ocotillo |
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Saguaro |
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Saguaro - Crested |
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Trailing Four O'Clock |
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| Named place |
Nearby |
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Dixie Mine |
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Drinkwater Peak 3914 |
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East End |
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McDowell Mountains |
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McDowell Peak |
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Peak 3804 - MSP |
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Thompson Peak |
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Tom's Thumb |
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| Culture |
Nearby |
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Gila Petroglyph Style (Abstract) |
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 Note: This once desolate patch of Sonoran desert is now a neighborhood. View the Official Route to the right. From the trailhead, hike along the main road to the right through private property to the county park boundary, where you must pay a fee of $1 per person. ($2 as of 2011-11-25) Follow the trail to the Dixie mine, clearly marked. This part of the trail is relatively flat but affords fantastic views of Four Peaks and the Superstitions along its entire length. If you don't have time for the summit hike, the hike to the mine and back is lovely, easy, and enjoyable. This section of the trail would provide a good introduction to Sonoran landscape for relatives from out of town. Once you reach the mine, follow the very large and obvious road to the left and straight up the mountain. The last two miles of this hike are extremely steep, as the road builders decided to charge directly up the mountain rather than bother with those wimpy switch-backs. This is about as steep a trail as I have ever been on...and I felt the burn!
Views from the top of Thompson Peak are of the entire Phoenix metro area (many golf courses down below in Scottsdale), south to the Catalinas, east to the Superstitions, and north to the Mazatzals. The best view is unfortunately of the cell-phone towers and related infrastructure that diminish the peak experience. The least Verizon could do is provide a picnic table or something. Remember to bring a walking stick because the hike back down the steep trail is hard on the knees. It is so steep that if you tumbled you'd probably keep rolling until you ended up in someone's front yard in Fountain Hills.
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