Signal Mountain Photoset • DixieFlyer • 2024-12-25 • HikeArizona.COM

Signal Mountain, AZ

	2024-12-25
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Signal Mountain

Southwest, AZ

Signal Mountain

Southwest, AZ

Hiking	6.02 Miles	1,451 AEG

Hiking	6.02 Miles	5 Hrs 18 Mns	1.61 mph
	1,451 ft AEG	1 Hour 33 Mns Break

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This peak has been on my radar screen for a while, and the temperatures were pleasant enough to do the hike today.

I wasn't sure what to think about this hike -- I had seen it described anywhere from "easy class 3" to "exposed class 4". As usual, the answer is somewhere in between. I thought that it was a legitimate class 3 climb up the southeast ridge, but I did think that it was sketchy. It was certainly easier than going up the chute to Brown's Peak.

We parked along a road east of the summit and made our way cross country towards the peak. We had to go underneath a gendarme, and there were some slippery slopes along the way. Past the gendarme we aimed for a saguaro that was at the top of a ramp at a saddle for the SE slope up to the summit. I was focused on finding a good route, so the scramble went fast.

Views were nice at the summit so we hung out up there for over 30 minutes. We returned the way that we came.

Synopsis
This hike was better than I thought that it would be, and I am thankful that I was able to do this hike/climb on Christmas Day. It is always a good day when my gratitude exceeds my expectations.

Merry Christmas everybody!

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