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| Williams Peak - West Spruce, AZ | |
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Williams Peak - West Spruce, AZ
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| Hiking | 10.03 Miles |
1,519 AEG |
| | Hiking | 10.03 Miles | 4 Hrs 36 Mns | | 2.19 mph |
| 1,519 ft AEG | 1 Min Break | | | |
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| no partners | | | My favorite hike near Prescott, Arizona combines Williams Peak Trail #738 and West Spruce Trail #264. The hike starts from a parking lot on Dearing Road (paved) 0.4 mile from Thumb Butte Road, just before Thumb Butte Road's paved section ends. There are views of Thumb Butte to the east near the start, then about 2.65 miles southsouthwest from the parking lot to West Spruce Trail, mostly through Ponderosa pines to and along Miller Creek. For the last half mile, Williams Peak Trail turns to the westnorthwest and meets West Spruce Trail at a triangle. Continue westnorthwest onto West Spruce Trail until a turnaround of this route five miles from the start. If you go about a tenth of a mile past the turnaround on West Spruce Trail, you will reach Forest Road 478 (FS-47B on map) which can be followed for about 1.3 miles to where West Spruce Trail continues 3.5 miles farther to the west trailhead on Dosie Pit Road. By turning around as indicated on this route, the amount of uphill on the return trip is minimized and the total distance is ten miles. To hike more than ten miles, It is recommended to start at the beginning of Williams Peak Trail at the White Rock Trailhead on Thumb Butte Road, rather than hiking more of West Spruce Trail #264. |
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated
goldenrod, common yarrow, oxeye daisy, spider milkweed, upright blue beardtongue, pepperweed, Arizona thistle - mostly near Miller Creek |
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