Thompson Peak from Dixie Mine TH Photoset • ddgrunning • 2022-04-02 • HikeArizona.COM

Thompson Peak from Dixie Mine TH, AZ

	2022-04-02
	6 by ddgrunning

Thompson Peak from Dixie Mine TH

Phoenix, AZ

Thompson Peak from Dixie Mine TH

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking	9.61 Miles	2,137 AEG

Hiking	9.61 Miles	2 Hrs 58 Mns	3.58 mph
	2,137 ft AEG	17 Mns Break

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I had a 9 am appointment, so I in an effort to get back in time, I got up extra early and arrived with my two hiking companions at the parking area outside the gated community at 5:15. As we proceeded towards the gate, the security guard at the shack ran out and forbade us from entering because the the gate wasn’t open till dawn.

After a short debate about when dawn was, we went back and sat in the car for another 40 minutes before “dawn” was proclaimed to arrive.

Being behind schedule, We hoofed it to the top and back. The goal was to get some elevation gain in, and this hike delivers.

If only the approach were shorter—and didn’t involve a gated community. ….

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