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Peak 3060 Starr Pass Tucson, AZ
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| Hiking | 1.62 Miles |
463 AEG |
| | Hiking | 1.62 Miles | 1 Hour 29 Mns | | 1.80 mph |
| 463 ft AEG | 35 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | There's a nice parking lot at the trailhead with room for 20+ cars. I started off climbing up toward Mine Mountain. I saw some bit of copper on the way up and some areas that looked like there was mining activity in the past. From the summit of Mine mountain, I could see peak 3060 which was definitely higher than where I was at. I found a faint trail along the ridgeline and then started heading down the slope between the two mountains. I saw a barbed wire fence to my right but no good place to cross (yet). About halfway down the slope, it started getting brushier. I ran into a decent looking trail with ran across the peak and found an area where I could duck under the barbed wire fence. From here I hiked across to a saddle, made a left turn on headed toward the peak. I found a use trail basically leading to the top, but it was rather faint. When I couldn't see the trail, I just followed the ridgeline. The trail was steep in some places with some loose rock. There were about 2 false summits, but the climb wasn't a long one.
At the summit, I had great views of the entire Starr Pass Resort. I found a small CVS bottle with a registry left by Andy Martin. He was here in December 2025 and I was only the 2nd person to sign the registry. On the way down, I took a similar route but when I got to the saddle, I stayed left and went around Mine mountain. I found a very well-maintained trail, or old mining road, which led me around the mountain and back down to the trailhead.
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Distance (round trip): 1.62 miles
AEG: 463 feet
Strava moving time: 56 mins
Strava elapsed time: 1 hr 29 mins
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Richard E. Genser Starr Pass Trailhead
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1300 South Clearwell Rd, Tucson, AZ 85713 |
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Rocky Point Vacation Rentals
Ocean Front Condo in Rocky Point, Sonora, Mexico
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