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Red Mountain Trail #159 - 48 members in 114 triplogs have rated this an average 3.9 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Jun 06 2025
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 Joined Sep 13 2009
 Mesa, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159Flagstaff, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 06 2025
jochal • Triplogs 604
Hiking3.15 Miles 578 AEG
Hiking3.15 Miles
578 ft AEG
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Sep 26 2023
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 Joined Jan 23 2025
 Seattle, WA
Red Mountain Trail #159Flagstaff, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Sep 26 2023
dhelder • Triplogs 71
Hiking3.15 Miles 578 AEG
Hiking3.15 Miles
578 ft AEG
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Apr 17 2022
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39 female
 Joined Dec 02 2009
 Grand Canyon
Red Mountain Trail #159Flagstaff, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Apr 17 2022
Hippy • Triplogs 662
Hiking6.00 Miles 1,100 AEG
Hiking6.00 Miles   3 Hrs   40 Mns   1.64 mph
1,100 ft AEG
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West side - summit - east side - Crater - car.
Another cinder cone saunter with friends.
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Dec 09 2021
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 Joined Jan 07 2017
 Fountain Hills,
Red Mountain Trail #159Flagstaff, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Dec 09 2021
DixieFlyer • Triplogs 1,404
Hiking3.88 Miles 1,210 AEG
Hiking3.88 Miles   2 Hrs   14 Mns   2.01 mph
1,210 ft AEG      18 Mns Break
 
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I was on my way back to the Valley from the Grand Canyon, and decided to stop off and hike up to this peak on my way back. With 1,005 feet of clean prominence, this one barely qualifies as a P1K peak (it is one of 430 such peaks in AZ).

I bypassed the hoodoos and rock formations and instead went up to the summit to the east of the rock formations.

I was only on the trail for a short distance before heading SE toward the summit. There was really no bushwhacking, as it was mostly hiking through open country. In places I had to go around a bit of deadfall and some juniper bushes, but it wasn't too bad. The climb was a bit steep though, and the the footing was a bit loose, which made for a somewhat tough climb.

It was cold and windy so I did not linger too long at the summit. There were a lot of trees around, but there were still some decent views to be had.

I doubt if I will do this peak again, but I am glad to check it off of my peak list.
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May 15 2021
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44 male
 Joined Aug 19 2009
 The Basin
Red Mountain Trail #159Flagstaff, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar May 15 2021
survivordude • Triplogs 224
Hiking3.15 Miles 578 AEG
Hiking3.15 Miles   1 Hour      3.15 mph
578 ft AEG
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Drove by this one many times and used the TH as a meetup for other hikes, but never actually went up the trail. Very easy flat path up into the bowl of the volcano. Once you finally get up in there, you pass through some super tall cinder slides and then you are amongst all the hoodoos. Scrambled around and up a bit and got a good 360 view of the cone. Cool place. Easy trail.. in and out in an hour. On my way to the canyon..
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May 26 2020
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56 male
 Joined Jul 29 2016
 Dewey
Red Mountain Trail #159Flagstaff, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar May 26 2020
clem5123 • Triplogs 40
Hiking3.15 Miles 578 AEG
Hiking3.15 Miles
578 ft AEG
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May 03 2020
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 Routes 215
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53 male
 Joined May 26 2017
 Phoenix, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159Flagstaff, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar May 03 2020
Nate_F • Triplogs 124
Hiking3.09 Miles 534 AEG
Hiking3.09 Miles   2 Hrs   12 Mns   1.53 mph
534 ft AEG      11 Mns Break
 
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Beautiful little hike North of Flag in the cool breezes. Nice getaway from the Phoenix heat and to check out pretty rock formations amidst the pines. Check out the black lava flows as they form steep hillsides and fun hoodoos to climb. The crowds began appearing as we were leaving, however. Even way up here, it's difficult to avoid groups of people. Still a fun hike.
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Mar 10 2020
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49 male
 Joined Dec 30 2007
 Avondale,Az
North of Flag Day Trip, AZ 
North of Flag Day Trip, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Mar 10 2020
Stoic • Triplogs 552
Hiking4.50 Miles 400 AEG
Hiking4.50 Miles   2 Hrs   2 Mns   3.51 mph
400 ft AEG      45 Mns Break
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My buddy and I planned this trip as we went. From Flagstaff, we headed toward Slate Mountain. We took some backroads around the mountain heading toward Red Mountain. We hiked Red Mountain then headed toward some old Grand Canyon Airline buildings. From there we headed toward GrandView Tower and GrandView Point. On the way back to Flagstaff we stopped at Tusayan for lunch and checked out Snowbowl.
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Jan 21 2020
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49 male
 Joined Dec 30 2007
 Avondale,Az
Red Mountain Trail #159Flagstaff, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Jan 21 2020
Stoic • Triplogs 552
Hiking3.50 Miles 600 AEG
Hiking3.50 Miles   2 Hrs   20 Mns   1.91 mph
600 ft AEG      30 Mns Break
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A nice little winter adventure with the pups. Weather was nice, the trail was a bit muddy.
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Aug 24 2019
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 Routes 189
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57 male
 Joined Apr 25 2011
 Goodyear, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159Flagstaff, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 24 2019
Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,758
Hiking5.20 Miles 866 AEG
Hiking5.20 Miles   3 Hrs   37 Mns   2.28 mph
866 ft AEG   1 Hour   20 Mns Break13 LBS Pack
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Made the 411 mile round trip from Goodyear to explore the spires and pinnacles of Red Mountain. New hiking friend Mark from Pine joined the regular Harem crew and was certainly an asset to have along for today's climbing adventure. Beautiful views of the mountain as you approach from the trailhead. We took the "gate" option on the way in and the ladder route on the way out. We had a great deal of fun exploring the slot canyons. There was a lot of butt hiking going on slipping and sliding our way back down from the higher reaches. Had a fantastic time!
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Jun 15 2019
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 Routes 228
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36 male
 Joined Sep 05 2014
 Phoenix, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159Flagstaff, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 15 2019
Frostshocknoob • Triplogs 215
Hiking2.79 Miles 329 AEG
Hiking2.79 Miles   1 Hour   9 Mns   2.43 mph
329 ft AEG
 
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Apr 06 2019
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56 male
 Joined Oct 24 2010
 Phoenix,Az
Red Mountain Trail #159Flagstaff, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Apr 06 2019
mt98dew • Triplogs 2,389
Hiking3.55 Miles 578 AEG
Hiking3.55 Miles
578 ft AEG
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Nice little "night cap" after a day in the Canyon. Got to the TH around 6am. Road in looked a little rough for a car, but is still doable and not that lengthy. I confess, I did not research this trail before, I just knew it was there. So I was very surprised at the hike. I was expecting to climb a mountain, instead I got to see its innards. :) With this hike, it is not about the trail, it's about the destination. The trail is "nhhhh". 10 feet wide, compact dirt, gullied in spots, but easy to avoid. The trail joins a wash about .5 miles. Wash had nice compact sand, easy to walk on. Approaching the innards of the mountain there are these looming monoliths on either side of the wash, reminding of the charred frames of a burnt structure. There is a small ladder that needs to be climbed to access the interior. Very cool! Rock features very unique. Explored the area, but didn't get too crazy climbing the rocks, though they did beckon to me. Had the mountain to myself, though there was one other car parked at the TH. No wildlife. Mainly scrub pinyon/juniper, though there were some good sized pines in the interior. Views were obscured due to the foliage, but I got some great peaks of Humphrey's and Slate(?) covered in snow and shrouded in clouds.
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Jul 27 2018
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48 male
 Joined Jun 09 2009
 Mesa, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159Flagstaff, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 27 2018
cw50must • Triplogs 334
Hiking3.15 Miles 578 AEG
Hiking3.15 Miles
578 ft AEG
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Was headed up to Flagstaff for the day and I wanted to check out something new to me, but also something that wouldn't take up the entire day. This worked out great. I've always wondered about this place when I would head up to the Grand Canyon. The trail is nice and easy the payoff is awesome. It reminded me of a mini Bryce Canyon, a very mini one, but there are some similarities. It was cool seeing both the red dirt and the cinder rocks hanging out together.

I always like to note the usage when I'm at a place. I arrived at the trail head probably about 10:30 am. There was a car leaving and one other car parked. I passed that couple on my hike in. When I got to the amphitheater area I had the place to myself. On the hike out I must have passed about 10 people on the way in, and there was a few more in the parking lot eating lunch, seems as though it was picking up. Weather wise, it was low 80s but extremely sunny. On the way back to town A storm was rolling in. There was a wild fire across the highway a little closer towards town.

Glad I was able to check this one off the list!

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Jun 05 2018
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69 male
 Joined Apr 19 2008
 Phoenix, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159Flagstaff, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 05 2018
Alston_Neal • Triplogs 108
Hiking3.15 Miles 578 AEG
Hiking3.15 Miles
578 ft AEG
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To celebrate our 40th anniversary I found a little cabin on the north side of the San Francisco peaks. We had no running water or electricity, perfect! We were 1/10th of a mile from FR 418, which is the northern boundary for the fire closure and we had the lock combo to get in..yeehaa! Our first morning we got an early start to Red Mtn. We had the whole place to ourselves, peaceful and other worldly. Quite a pleasant surprise to see something like this. On our way out we went west up to some ridges and drainages to check for sites. Shortly after leaving the trail we heard the lovely sound of over a dozen youngins using their outside voices to the max. The were all brilliantly clad in the all current day glow colors obviously meant to match their volume. It was then my wife and realized how lucky we were to get there early. We would continue bushwacking checking for Native sites, only to find a few shards. It is beautiful country with great views to the north.
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Nov 23 2017
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 Triplogs 884

72 female
 Joined Jan 21 2006
 Eagar AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159Flagstaff, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Nov 23 2017
azbackpackr • Triplogs 884
Hiking3.53 Miles 454 AEG
Hiking3.53 Miles   1 Hour   58 Mns   1.83 mph
454 ft AEG      2 Mns Break
 
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Fun little hike with my daughter on Thanksgiving Day. We didn't try to bag the peak, we just did the tourist thing.
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Sep 03 2017
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43 female
 Joined Jun 23 2015
 Phoenix, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159Flagstaff, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Sep 03 2017
emilystardust • Triplogs 795
Hiking3.15 Miles 578 AEG
Hiking3.15 Miles
578 ft AEG
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Aug 19 2017
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46 male
 Joined Sep 16 2011
 Phoenix
Red Mountain Trail #159Flagstaff, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 19 2017
VolcanoCLMBR • Triplogs 425
Hiking3.15 Miles 578 AEG
Hiking3.15 Miles   2 Hrs      1.58 mph
578 ft AEG
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What a special place this is.
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Aug 10 2017
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62 female
 Joined Aug 19 2011
 Scottsdale, AZ
Summer HAZFest 2017, AZ 
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Car Camping avatar Aug 10 2017
outdoor_lover • Triplogs 643
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Better Late than Never I guess... :sweat:

I did 9 Hikes on this Trip, but I decided to just do the one Photoset with the Camping, Driving and Highlights from 8 Short Hikes and a longer one, that turned just a Tad Epic in the last 4 Miles... I went up on Thursday, and hit a couple of Areas in Flag before getting to Camp after Dark.... I headed for the Barn on Sunday, although from Camp, I think it took me about 3 1/2 Hours to get to Flag because of some pretty Sweet Storm and Sunset Action along the Way....

Chumley always puts on a Great Event and his Attention to Detail is Unrivaled. Nonot's Fires with Chumley's Wood Contributions did not Disappoint. It was Great to see Old Friends again and Meet some of the Newer HAZ Faces out there... Thanks for Organizing this Todd...

Awesome Weekend with Good People and Sweet Hikes and some Amazing Wildlife along the Way... What did the Fox say? "Na Na, Nana Na! You didn't get a Photo of me!" ](*,)
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Jul 31 2017
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35 male
 Joined Nov 15 2016
 Glendale, Arizon
Red Mountain Trail #159Flagstaff, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 31 2017
hoopshiker • Triplogs 16
Hiking3.15 Miles 578 AEG
Hiking3.15 Miles   1 Hour   30 Mns   3.44 mph
578 ft AEG      35 Mns Break5 LBS Pack
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If you would like to see some very cool geological features come here. The hike into the rocks features pinyon pine and juniper pine and transitions as you get higher in elevation, which I always enjoy on a hike. As you get closer to the rocks you notice ash and more volcanic type rock. Climb a ladder clearly marked as the trail and you will be transported into a different world, reminiscent to me of Chiricahua National Monument and it's stone soldiers. I was looking to explore more and I saw a nice slot canyon but I decided it was a no go. I saw a rock that looked like the one from 127 hours with my name on it. Only one group of 4 people were here, very isolated location between Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon.
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Jul 15 2017
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64 male
 Joined Apr 02 2005
 Mesa, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159Flagstaff, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 15 2017
Tortoise_Hiker • Triplogs 3,692
Hiking3.15 Miles 578 AEG
Hiking3.15 Miles      59 Mns   3.20 mph
578 ft AEG
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Wally and I hit this trail on the way back from Williams. Cool little area. Clouds were moving in with a little breeze. Wally wants to go up and across the ridgeline next time. :o :)
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