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Whiskey Spring Head - Phoenix HP, AZ

	2025-03-09
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Whiskey Spring Head - Phoenix HP, AZ

Hiking	6.72 Miles	1,242 AEG

Hiking	6.72 Miles	4 Hrs 46 Mns	1.63 mph
	1,242 ft AEG	39 Mns Break

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This was a hike to the summit of Whiskey Spring Head (elevation of 2,866 feet and prominence of 546 feet), which is the high point of the city of Phoenix. This is on state trust land, east of Lake Pleasant.

I parked at the Emery Henderson TH and hiked from there. I could have driven closer on some dirt roads of uncertain quality, but I decided that I would start from this TH instead. The extra walking was on flat ground through open desert, and I doubt if it took much more time, if any, than driving on the rough dirt roads.

I made my way across the desert floor to a junction where a rough road leaves Power Road. I walked on the rough road for a mile or so to a saddle north of the summit, and then went up a steep slope to the high point. The slope was littered with volcanic rock and there was some occasional cactus and cholla to weave around.

There are some nice views at the summit, so I hung out there a bit before going back the way that I came.

I saw 8 burros on the hike -- 5 on the way in and 3 more on the way back.

Fauna

Fauna [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Wild Burro

Culture

Culture [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Cactuscat Pose

Named place

Named place [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Black Mesa Four Peaks Lake Pleasant Lane Mountain McDowell Mountains Mingus Mountain New River Mesa Sierra Estrella Sweat Peak

Wildflowers Observation Isolated
I saw a few ocotillo flowers, but that was it.

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