McDowell Mountain Mother Lode Photoset • pseudalpine • 2023-12-20 • HikeArizona.COM

McDowell Mountain Mother Lode, AZ

	2023-12-20
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McDowell Mountain Mother Lode

Phoenix, AZ

McDowell Mountain Mother Lode

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking	13.98 Miles	5,051 AEG

Hiking	13.98 Miles	6 Hrs 21 Mns	2.32 mph
	5,051 ft AEG	20 Mns Break

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15 linked trail guides

Tom's Thumb Trail - MSP

East End Peak - MSP

East End Trail - MSP

Windgate Pass Trail - MSP

Drinkwater Peak - MSP

Peak 3515 - MSP

Thompson Peak Trail - MSP

Thompson Peak Rd - MSP

Peak 3702 - MSP

Peak 3804 - MSP

Andrews - Kinsey Trail MSP

Sunrise Trail - MSP

Sunrise Peak from 145th Street

Sunrise Trail Equestrian Spur - MSP

Tom's Thumb TH to Sunrise TH

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That was a barn burner!

I've been thinking about this hike for a few years and finally completed it in the rain today. I'll admit that thesnake lit a fire underneath me to get it done. Thanks for the TL @thesnakefromthelemma. I completed it the easier direction though, so I'll have to go back and hike it south to north like he did. One thing this hike reminded me of was that Sunrise is a really wimpy peak compared to the rest of the McDowell Mountain range.

Much of this route also was familiar to the Torote Loops in the Sierra Estrella range. Could be a five star route except for all those god-damned jets overhead constantly!

Named place

Named place [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Drinkwater Peak 3914 Sunrise Peak - McDowell Sonoran Preserve

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