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Malapais Mountain - Superstitions, AZ

	2020-01-18
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Malapais Mountain - Superstitions

Phoenix, AZ

Malapais Mountain - Superstitions

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking	10.10 Miles	3,885 AEG

Hiking	10.10 Miles	7 Hrs 48 Mns	1.66 mph
	3,885 ft AEG	1 Hour 43 Mns Break

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I had been wanting to do Malapais again, so a small group of us headed up there today.

We did an out-and-back hike, and it was a great day to be outside.

We took a good use trail up to Fragile Arch Saddle, then went to the 2750 Saddle, then went through a ravine, before dropping into a wash. We took the wash aways, and then went off-trail up to the saddle below Peak 3509. Then we followed the standard route up to the top of Malapais.

I did not realize it beforehand, but the Woodbury Fire burned a lot of the vegetation on top of Malapais, which made hiking on top of Malapais much easier than it was before. There were a couple of places that were like the old Malapais, i.e. they were choked with bristly vegetation. Fortunately the views atop Malapais are as good as ever!

Geology

Geology [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Natural Arch

Culture

Culture [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Post Hike Grub

Named place

Named place [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Black Mesa Superstition Mountain 5057 Tortilla Mountain Weavers Needle

Meteorology

Meteorology [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Fire Burn Area & Recovery

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