Most Remote Place in Arizona

[wrangler0]

What would you guy say is the most remote place in Arizona I could hike/backpack to?
Thanks
Zac

[PaleoRob]

Probably somewhere on The Strip, or perhaps on the Rez, NE of Chinle and Ganado maybe.

[chumley]

The Goldwater Range?

[fairweather8588]

Tuweep/Toroweap

[joebartels]

What would you guy say is the most remote place in Arizona I could hike/backpack to?
Thanks
Zac

To many options, go out and find it.

[Al_HikesAZ]

Kolb Arch. I don't think we have any photos of it on HAZ. (now watch Joe correct me )
I hope to get there someday before I get too old.

Or maybe Buddha Temple. I know my limits and don't ever expect to get here.

Or maybe Mollie's Nipple. I think it would be fun just to say I had been here.

[PaleoRob]

Or maybe Mollie's Nipple. I think it would be fun just to say I had been here.

That's over into Utah. I want to get on top of it someday too!

[Al_HikesAZ]

Or maybe Mollie's Nipple. I think it would be fun just to say I had been here.

That's over into Utah. I want to get on top of it someday too!

It's in Arizona on the Strip. You go through St. George to get to it, but it is in AZ. As long as you're in St. George anyway, there are much nicer places to hike. It's remote, but not that hard to get to. Now getting to the top of Buddha Temple, that is maybe not as "remote" but maybe more"remote" since it is so much harder to get to. ;-) I guess it depends on what your definition of remote is.

I stay away from places on the Rez where the "skinwalkers" are. So maybe those are more remote. I don't want to find out.

[PaleoRob]

... Maybe we're not talking about the same Mollie's Nipple, though. The one I'm referring to is on the ridgeline of the Utah Vermilions, northwest of the Paria movie set, north of US89. Starlight Canyon is just to its east with a peak elevation of 7271', at 37 16' 15.17" N, 112 03' 19.74" W.

Not the same one. I'm talking about the one in Mohave County with an elevation of 5,551' at 36 05' 01" N, 113 21'48"W. Just north of the Colorado River and east of Mount Dellenbaugh. The left one must be in AZ and the other one in UT. ;-)

How did I edit your post without posting mine? One of these years, I'm going to figure out how these computers work.

[Al_HikesAZ]

How did I edit your post without posting mine? One of these years, I'm going to figure out how these computers work.

[Jeffshadows]

Probably somewhere on The Strip, or perhaps on the Rez, NE of Chinle and Ganado maybe.

I was going to say the strip too, how funny...I wonder if it really is, then?!

[PrestonSands]

Fishhooks Wilderness (no trails), and Santa Teresa Wilderness are both very remote. I'd be shocked if you saw anyone in either of those places.

[wrangler0]

What is a skinwalker?

[Sun_Ray]

A skin-walker is a person with the supernatural ability to turn into any animal he or she desires. I don't know about others but I'm familiar with the term from reading novels by Tony Hillerman. The skinwalker is a Navajo legion. Check out Wikipedia for more info.

[PaleoRob]

How did I edit your post without posting mine? One of these years, I'm going to figure out how these computers work.

Whoa, how did that happen! That is crazy.

Had no idea there were two...looks like I've got to get to both of them now!

[azbackpackr]

The Blue Primitive Area east of Hannagan Meadow, in far eastern AZ, is also considered to be very remote. Hannah Hot Springs, maybe, or the lower Blue River confluence with the San Francisco River. Hurry, though, because the best season for those hikes, unless you like the heat, is late spring or in the fall. Contact Apache Sitgreaves NF, Clifton RD. 928-687-1301. Just FYI, lots of mtn. lions in that area.

In somewhat the same area, if you get a permit to go on the San Carlos Apache Rez, start in Bear Wallow (National Forest Wilderness) near Hannagan Meadow, go downstream to Black River (on Rez in that section.)

[JoelHazelton]

Yeah, I spent 3 days in the Blue last fall and didn't see a soul the entire time. I did, however, see deer, elk, turkeys, coyote, snakes and lots of bear evidence (lots!). The turkeys were definitely my favorite.

We were in the pines in the higher elevations (6,000 or above) the whole time, so I think a summer trip wouldn't be too bad as long as you don't get too low.

[wrangler0]

thanks i think ill check out the blue range are seems pretty coo any trail tips?

[JoelHazelton]

I've only been there once, so I don't know much about it...

When I went we started at Hannagan Meadow on the Foote Creek Trail, took that to P-Bar lake, where we camped the first night (late start the first day). Next day we hopped on the Grant Creek Trail 75. This drops in elevation for a couple miles before it hits the Paradise Trail, which we exited on to. Paradise trail was the most beautiful, in my opinion. A couple miles on that and you pass Moonshine Park, which is a great area for camping. Two miles after that it hits Steeple Creek, which is where we camped. Next day we climbed up the Steeple Creek trail which took us 2,000 feet up in about 2 strenuous and terribly overgrown miles. This crossed the KP Rim trail which we followed back to the trailhead. The entire trip was somewhere between 15 and 20 miles. The original plan was to follow the Steeple Trail the opposite direction and camp an additional night, and hike the KP Creek trail out instead, but we'd had enough by night 2. But, we were also terribly out of shape and I did a horrible job of taking that into consideration when planning the trip.

So... Keep in mind that if you start at Hannagan Meadow, you have no choice but to go DOWN and then back UP. It all slopes towards the Blue River... I think. I will reiterate that I don't know that much about the area though. The terrain is definitely rugged and relentless though. But man, it's beautiful. Just typing this has made me REALLY want to go back.

Get the USFS Blue Range Map to plan the trip (it's a great map) and the topo quads to bring with you.

[Crocodile Ryan]

I would say just about any spot in the Blue will be pretty remote, lots of turkey out there too, and you can always hope to hear a lone howl at night

How long ago were you on Steeple Trail? I usually go out there a few times a summer, and at the end of last summer I ran into the Blue Crew cutting new trail on Steeple were it had burned and washed out, previous trips it was pretty bad though, followed game trails, and worked my way through 6ft tall ferns!

I would say that on a whole its a pretty rugged area, definately not for someone out of shape, or someone who isnt good finding routes through really overgrown/seldom used areas

It can go from buring hot to frigid cold very quickly too, with a good storm