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Little Diamond Rim - 3 members in 13 triplogs have rated this an average 3.7 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Jul 16 2023
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 Guides 59
 Routes 1,100
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 Triplogs 1,290

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 Joined Jan 01 2023
 Arizona
Little Diamond RimPayson, AZ
Little Diamond Rim
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 16 2023
pseudalpine • Triplogs 1,290
Hiking5.58 Miles 1,061 AEG
Hiking5.58 Miles   2 Hrs   1 Min   3.07 mph
1,061 ft AEG      12 Mns Break
 
1st trip
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Nice little ridge burn with good views of the Mazatzals and Stewart Pocket. Kind of like a mini-Mogollon. Better than expected, I thought it was going to be a thrash, but the route follows an old jeep track to the overlook. If I had property in Whispering Pines, this hike would likely be in my regular circuit, although the parking seemed kind of strange.
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 Named place [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Mazatzal Wilderness  Stewart Pocket
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Feb 27 2020
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 Guides 3
 Routes 202
 Photos 3,513
 Triplogs 530

male
 Joined Jan 24 2016
 Arizona
Little Diamond RimPayson, AZ
Little Diamond Rim
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Feb 27 2020
MountainMatt • Triplogs 530
Hiking6.74 Miles 923 AEG
Hiking6.74 Miles
923 ft AEG35 LBS Pack
 
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Partners none no partners
Little afternoon stomp going back to a spot I encountered four nice bulls that I ran into back in early February hoping to reconnect or find some of their goodies.
Found tracks everywhere but nothing too fresh as they have seemed to have moved out of the specific area which isn’t surprising as said before the LDR is a favorite for many of the skilled local hunters and does see quite a bit of activity by nearby residents and other longtime town outdoorsmen and woman.
Sunny days and a crisp spring breeze make for some truly perfect hiking weather lately in Rim Country.
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[ checklist ]  Cutting Tool (Unknown Culture)  HAZ - Selfie
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 Named place [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Little Diamond Rim
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Feb 01 2020
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 Guides 3
 Routes 202
 Photos 3,513
 Triplogs 530

male
 Joined Jan 24 2016
 Arizona
Little Diamond RimPayson, AZ
Little Diamond Rim
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Feb 01 2020
MountainMatt • Triplogs 530
Hiking6.14 Miles 940 AEG
Hiking6.14 Miles
940 ft AEG50 LBS Pack
 
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Canyons, springs and tanks are healthy as can be in this awesome little
“Rim below the Rim” that I haven’t visited for awhile.
Divine t-shirt temperature weather was glorious roaming through slightly new sections of the LDR.
As said before there are many roads and hunter paths out here to be used but in between and all around there are plenty of sweeping views, tucked away spots and great off trail hiking country.
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[ checklist ]  Projectile Point (unknown culture)
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Jul 27 2019
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 Routes 189
 Photos 7,236
 Triplogs 1,740

57 male
 Joined Apr 25 2011
 Goodyear, AZ
Little Diamond RimPayson, AZ
Little Diamond Rim
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 27 2019
Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,740
Hiking6.00 Miles 1,053 AEG
Hiking6.00 Miles   3 Hrs   24 Mns   2.22 mph
1,053 ft AEG      42 Mns Break13 LBS Pack
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Searching HAZ, found this little gem. 64 degrees at the start was welcome, off the charts humidity was not. Must have rained the night before as the ground was sticky/muddy, which didn't last long. Finding geodes along the trail was awesome! Also found a bunch of oak apples aka gall wasp eggs, fascinating video dissecting one here, [ youtube video ] . Great views from the top. Didn't find the golf clubs. 90 degrees when we returned to Payson, WOW! A very pleasant hike.

dry Bear Canyon Dry Dry
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Jun 21 2019
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 Routes 11
 Photos 614
 Triplogs 37

58 female
 Joined Apr 15 2016
 Gilbert, AZ
Little Diamond RimPayson, AZ
Little Diamond Rim
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 21 2019
jamminaz • Triplogs 37
Hiking5.55 Miles 1,068 AEG
Hiking5.55 Miles   2 Hrs   54 Mns   2.06 mph
1,068 ft AEG      12 Mns Break
 
1st trip
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Have stared at this mountain for years. Finally decided to climb to the top! As the descriptions says, you pretty much follow an ATV trail along the fence to the top. The entire top of the mountain is covered in geodes! A brief walk thru the burn area from the Wagon Wheel Fire a few years back. Found a couple of golf drivers hidden in the bushes by the summit. Guess someone likes to drive golf balls off the Rim. Wasn’t that an episode of Seinfeld?!
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Mar 10 2019
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 Guides 3
 Routes 202
 Photos 3,513
 Triplogs 530

male
 Joined Jan 24 2016
 Arizona
Little Diamond RimPayson, AZ
Little Diamond Rim
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 10 2019
MountainMatt • Triplogs 530
Hiking12.71 Miles 1,565 AEG
Hiking12.71 Miles
1,565 ft AEG30 LBS Pack
 
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Hiked up the healthy flowing Bear Canyon up to the top of the LDR to a big southern view point and looped down the paralleling canyon to the east of it with a lot of meandering in between.
Windy on the rim edge, perfect in the canyons, saw plenty of cow elk but no bulls.
Stopped by the waterfalls below Second Crossing which look much better than my last checkup last year as right now the river is of course gushing strong and steady with heaps of snowmelt water.

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water 3 out of 5water 4 out of 5 Bear Canyon Heavy flow Heavy flow

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water 3 out of 5water 4 out of 5 Bear Canyon Tank 76-100% full 76-100% full
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Dec 20 2018
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 Guides 3
 Routes 202
 Photos 3,513
 Triplogs 530

male
 Joined Jan 24 2016
 Arizona
Little Diamond RimPayson, AZ
Little Diamond Rim
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Dec 20 2018
MountainMatt • Triplogs 530
Hiking4.66 Miles 757 AEG
Hiking4.66 Miles   2 Hrs   31 Mns   1.93 mph
757 ft AEG      6 Mns Break35 LBS Pack
 
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Quick afternoon stroll through a slightly different path in the backyard.
The forest was so quiet today you could hear a pin drop from a distance, true tranquility.

Weather in Rim Country lately has been downright dreamy and feels nothing like December but I’m enjoying every bit of the sweet sunshine.
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Dec 08 2018
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 Guides 3
 Routes 202
 Photos 3,513
 Triplogs 530

male
 Joined Jan 24 2016
 Arizona
Little Diamond RimPayson, AZ
Little Diamond Rim
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Dec 08 2018
MountainMatt • Triplogs 530
Hiking5.44 Miles 1,340 AEG
Hiking5.44 Miles
1,340 ft AEG30 LBS Pack
 
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Little backyard fun.
Hunters out on the roads everywhere but once I got 500 feet off the road it was nothing but complete solitude for the next three hours.
Done a lot of hiking on the LDR but still so much ground to see and surprises to be found.
Perfect sunny windless day, truly perfect for a Saturday in December, as good as biting into a cold Honeycrisp Apple.
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Aug 30 2018
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 Guides 3
 Routes 202
 Photos 3,513
 Triplogs 530

male
 Joined Jan 24 2016
 Arizona
Little Diamond RimPayson, AZ
Little Diamond Rim
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 30 2018
MountainMatt • Triplogs 530
Hiking4.12 Miles 1,355 AEG
Hiking4.12 Miles
1,355 ft AEG30 LBS Pack
 
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Some more LDR playground activities after work.
I’ve parked at Third Crossing and Waterwheel lately and have just gone straight up the east side.
My intrigue was to check out one of the many caves and alcoves along the cliffs faces that even after hearing from a local friend that they’re only “caves” I still think there has to be ruin evidence up there.
I only made it to two of them, I glassed up at least 6 more at a distance that I’d still like to check out.

Also was able to watch a solid elk herd forage, relax and best of all listen to a few bugling bulls make all sorts of noise which is always such a treat to hear.

The LDR area is always so pleasant on the weekdays, just don’t come here during a weekend ;)


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[ checklist ]  Desert Blazing Star  Sacred Datura

water 1 out of 5water less than maxwater less than maxwater less than max Willow Spring Canyon Pools to trickle Pools to trickle
No flow but a couple of nice pools to be found.
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Aug 02 2018
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 Guides 3
 Routes 202
 Photos 3,513
 Triplogs 530

male
 Joined Jan 24 2016
 Arizona
Little Diamond RimPayson, AZ
Little Diamond Rim
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 02 2018
MountainMatt • Triplogs 530
Hiking1.73 Miles 386 AEG
Hiking1.73 Miles
386 ft AEG30 LBS Pack
 
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Partners none no partners
Little after work jaunt attempting to go up the eastern side of the LDR.
Storms and smoke made for a weird inversion affect and the whole area became a windy haze of sketchiness topped off with some solid lightning.

I decided to call the hike for safety reasons and looped back down to my truck.
Everyone plays around the LDR but I truly never see anyone on or in the LDR itself which always makes for a good off trail playground with a remote feel that’s close to home.



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Wildflowers Observation Light
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May 11 2018
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 Guides 3
 Routes 202
 Photos 3,513
 Triplogs 530

male
 Joined Jan 24 2016
 Arizona
Little Diamond RimPayson, AZ
Little Diamond Rim
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar May 11 2018
MountainMatt • Triplogs 530
Hiking4.88 Miles 909 AEG
Hiking4.88 Miles   2 Hrs   13 Mns   2.31 mph
909 ft AEG      6 Mns Break25 LBS Pack
 
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The usual Friday evening post work hike to the backyard that has endless amounts of room to explore.
The LDR really doesn’t look like much on the maps but it has SO much more to offer in person, but don’t visit or anything like that, this is my happy place!

Waved to a game camera, found water in upper Bear Canyon and saw plenty of Wapiti as usual.
Super windy day everywhere else in Rim Country that day but the backside of the LDR that afternoon was choice and free of that nusance.

Finally completed a full scan/ascent/descent of Bear Canyon, only 44 more BC throughout Arizona to go!
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[ checklist ]  Bear Canyon

water 1 out of 5water less than maxwater less than maxwater less than max Bear Canyon Pools to trickle Pools to trickle
A bunch of perennial surface water powered by a spring or two near the headwaters.
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Apr 27 2018
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 Guides 3
 Routes 202
 Photos 3,513
 Triplogs 530

male
 Joined Jan 24 2016
 Arizona
Little Diamond RimPayson, AZ
Little Diamond Rim
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Apr 27 2018
MountainMatt • Triplogs 530
Hiking3.81 Miles 579 AEG
Hiking3.81 Miles   2 Hrs   5 Mns   1.87 mph
579 ft AEG      3 Mns Break25 LBS Pack
 
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Just another post work hike looking for animal parts.
LDR never disappoints, a little slice of solitude just minutes from home.

A bunch of whitetail and a very interesting actual little cave were the highlight of the afternoon!
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Sep 19 2015
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 Guides 8
 Routes 20
 Photos 512
 Triplogs 194

54 male
 Joined Apr 22 2008
 Mesa, AZ
Little Diamond RimPayson, AZ
Little Diamond Rim
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Sep 19 2015
charlieaz • Triplogs 194
Hiking5.42 Miles 915 AEG
Hiking5.42 Miles
915 ft AEG
 
1st trip
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I got an early start on this one, 7:00 am, with temps in the upper 60s. Several cow elk and their caves cross the trail about a half mile up. Temperature was probably in the 80s on the way down. With the exposure it got a little toasty. Worked the radio a little. Fun!
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average hiking speed 2.08 mph

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