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Dec 28 2025
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Marcus Landslide Trail - MSPPhoenix, AZ
Marcus Landslide Trail - MSP
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Dec 28 2025
NitroTheWolf • Triplogs 47
Hiking4.40 Miles 715 AEG
Hiking4.40 Miles   1 Hour   45 Mns   2.93 mph
715 ft AEG      15 Mns Break
 
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Decided to do this trail as I wanted to find two Earthcaches along the way (these are a type of geocache that do not include a physical container or logbook but instead has the geocacher answer questions about a geological matter relating to the earth to log a find) There were a lot of people out on the trail, which surprised me, though that’s because this hike is in the city and not one of the usual middle of nowhere hikes I usually do. I enjoyed the hike and seeing the landslide area along with the mushroom columns that were ever present along the trail.

I had also planned to do loop around and exit the park to find a traditional geocache in the Tonto Forest, but was unable as it would be night before I returned. While I’m fine hiking at night the park closes at sunset (which I didn’t learn till arrival) and had no intention of staying the night here or worse, getting a ticket.
 
Dec 18 2025
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Beeline View Geocaches, AZ 
Beeline View Geocaches, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Dec 18 2025
NitroTheWolf • Triplogs 47
Hiking2.72 Miles 656 AEG
Hiking2.72 Miles   1 Hour   30 Mns   2.18 mph
656 ft AEG      15 Mns Break
 
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Hiked up here for one reason only, to find two geocaches near the northwest ridgeline. Left the truck along Forest Road 626 along a pull out. Hiked down to the cattle tank and then to the old road that leads up the mountain. This road, goes all the way up to the top. While not marked on any of my current maps, you could still drive up here with a jeep, though since it doesn't join any roads at the bottom you can't. Followed the road and passed a few water troughs and a lot of black plastic tubing along the road up. At the top it appears the road still continues, but it's completely overgrown and impassable. Passed by someone in camo garb, presumably a hunter, to the geocaches. Found them both and after a short break at the ridge I headed back down. As I passed the cattle tank on the way down I saw a hunters blind I missed on the way up. Those things blend in well and I usually don't notice them till I'm right next to them. Last hike of this two night camping trip. Was enjoyable and will probably do more camping out here in the future.
 
Dec 17 2025
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Indian Spring Peak 4900 - Tonto NFPhoenix, AZ
Indian Spring Peak 4900 - Tonto NF
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Dec 17 2025
NitroTheWolf • Triplogs 47
Hiking6.40 Miles 1,602 AEG
Hiking6.40 Miles   3 Hrs   31 Mns   2.31 mph
1,602 ft AEG      45 Mns Break
 
1st trip
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Decided to hike to Indian Spring Peak this day and drove out to the trailhead, which was only .25 miles from where I had set up camp. At one point it seems you could have driven up a bit further up the trail, but the road is closed to vehicle traffic and would've required a 4x4 to navigate anyways. Followed what was left of that road for .3 miles before finding where the trail started. Followed it around the mountain all the way to O'Neil Spring. The trail is well maintained up to this point, probably for the cattle accessing the spring as there were many hoof prints in the soil. Past the spring the trail is still good, at least until you descend into the wash. The trail gets a bit more overgrown here, so it's a good thing I wore pants for this hike. I ended up crossing the creek many times and the further I went the less visible the trail became. Good thing I downloaded a .gpx track for this hike, I usually don't do that. Eventually I saw the tip of Indian Spring Peak come into view and eventually the trail ended and spit me out as the wash also disappeared. Hiked pretty close to the top, but didn't go all the way up for safety reasons. While there does seem to be a way up on the western side of the rock formation, I really didn't want to injure myself on the descent.

Stayed a bit here and enjoyed the views. You can see Bartlett Reservoir, SP Mountain, Maverick Mountain, Carefree, Chalk Mountain, Diamond Mountain, and much more. Eventually decided to start heading back down. For most of the trip down I debated with myself if I should hike up Diamond Mountain. When I arrived back at O'Neil Spring I has finally convinced myself I'd do it tomorrow. (I did not end up doing it tomorrow, in fact it took me till 11am to finally get all my camping gear packed up as I really didn't want to get up and moving)

Enjoyable hike in all. Wish it was cooler. 70 degrees in December is a scam.
Views from Indian Spring Peak - [ youtube video ]
O'Neil Spring and collection box - [ youtube video ]
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[ checklist ]  O'Neil Spring
 
Dec 16 2025
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Peak 3570 - Boulder Mtn QuadPhoenix, AZ
Peak 3570 - Boulder Mtn Quad
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Dec 16 2025
NitroTheWolf • Triplogs 47
Hiking5.20 Miles 1,238 AEG
Hiking5.20 Miles   2 Hrs   48 Mns   2.26 mph
1,238 ft AEG      30 Mns Break
 
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Hiked up here to find a geocache located at the summit. Parked the truck at the Log Corral Staging Area then followed Forest Road 1333 up to the cattle guard. Followed the wash for a bit to detour to another nearby geocache, then climbed out of it and started following FR 1333 again. The road is pretty smooth and I probably could've driven in for a mile before it got too rough. Probably about 1.5 miles in the road starts deteriorating and being littered with rocks. Definitely requires something with a short wheel base and 4wd if you want to make it up here. Continued up till I reached the pass, then headed up the mountain. Lots of those black lava rocks to navigate, but soon I was at the summit. Found both the geocache (a metal container with logbook), and the summit log (a plastic Gatorade bottle with a log inside). The summit log has logs going back to 2007. Headed back down and accidently spooked some cows hanging out near the pass. They ended up in front of me on the way down FR 1333 and were in front of me for about .75 miles before there was enough room on the side for them to scurry away. Saw some people metal detecting in the creek below the road. enjoyable hike in all.

Views from the summit - [ youtube video ]
 
Dec 09 2025
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Peppersauce CaveTucson, AZ
Peppersauce Cave
Tucson, AZ
Caving avatar Dec 09 2025
NitroTheWolf • Triplogs 47
Caving1.00 Miles 100 AEG
Caving1.00 Miles   2 Hrs      0.67 mph
100 ft AEG
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I've never been caving before, but some friends invited me to go so I took them up on that offer. Drove the 150ish miles to the cave and headed to the entrance. The first entrance into the cave requires ducking down, but the next entrance required getting on all fours and army crawling your way through a small hole to get in. That part is by far the hardest section. We explored up and down, squeezing through narrow passages and enjoying the squeezes. We eventually made it to the big room and stayed here for 20ish minutes into total blackness while enjoying snacks and food. The cave is quite warmer compared to the weather outside, brought a jacket but didn't need it at all. Afterwards we went down the ladder to the lake area. The water is a bluish/green color and had white specks of stuff floating on top. After spending some time here we headed back, following the very helpful green, reflective signs to guide us out. After the hike we attempted to find a nearby mine that was marked in a map near the campground, but failed to find anything mine related except a survey corner post and two old bottles. Extremely fun trip in all.
 
Dec 06 2025
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Ballantine to Boulder FlatPhoenix, AZ
Ballantine to Boulder Flat
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Dec 06 2025
NitroTheWolf • Triplogs 47
Hiking5.10 Miles 1,370 AEG
Hiking5.10 Miles   2 Hrs   50 Mns   1.80 mph
1,370 ft AEG
 
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Went hiking and geocaching. Would've gone all the to the cabin but had stuff I had to do back in the valley. Fun hike, good trail, not many people, would recommend.
 
Dec 04 2025
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Sycamore Mesa, AZ 
Sycamore Mesa, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Dec 04 2025
NitroTheWolf • Triplogs 47
Hiking2.40 Miles 628 AEG
Hiking2.40 Miles   1 Hour   52 Mns   1.48 mph
628 ft AEG      15 Mns Break
 
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Wanted to hike up this unnamed peak as there was a geocache at the summit that I wanted to find. Parked near the Sycamore staging area and walked along State Route 87 till I was near the eastern side of the hill. The slope looked the easiest from here and it would allow me to avoid the large cliffs at the summit. Followed one of the washed up, before finding a fence that went all the way to cliffs. Followed it for a while till I found a good place to cross under it, then proceeded to make my way up and around the cliff face. This side of the hill was annoying covered with many slippery shale pieces. Kept slipping while walking on them, (it's time to get new shoes, the tread is worn down on my current hiking shoes), and fell once and heard my trekking pole snap near the base. Ended up having to spend $27 to get a replacement part from the company, cheaper than buying a brand new one, but still $27..... Soon made it to the top and signed the geocache logbook. Headed down following a gentler slope and eventually reached State Route 87. Hiked back to the staging area. Enjoyable hike in all, though I think I hiked more miles on State Route 87 then the mountain.
 
Dec 04 2025
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Sugarloaf Mountain 2884Phoenix, AZ
Sugarloaf Mountain 2884
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Dec 04 2025
NitroTheWolf • Triplogs 47
Hiking2.40 Miles 628 AEG
Hiking2.40 Miles   1 Hour   37 Mns   1.48 mph
628 ft AEG
 
1st trip
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Been wanting to hike up here for awhile. Drove to the base of the mountain, between two shooting ranges and started my ascent. First part included climbing over large volcanic rock before I reached the flat mesa. The flat mesa part was easy, with occasional travel through ankle high grasses. Soon made it to the base of the middle part. There is a faint trail, marked with cairns heading to the top, but it's not that apparent. View from the summit is nice, didn't find a summit log. There's a fair amount of graffiti / markings on the northern edge.

The hike was good, didn't particularly enjoy the nonstop gunfire the whole hike though. Best to hike when there's a fire ban in effect to avoid all the shooters.
 
Nov 30 2025
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Coronado MesaPhoenix, AZ
Coronado Mesa
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Nov 30 2025
NitroTheWolf • Triplogs 47
Hiking1.81 Miles 433 AEG
Hiking1.81 Miles      22 Mns   4.94 mph
433 ft AEG
 
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Decided to hike up here and place a geocache at the summit. Parked near the "gun range" area and headed up. Had to go up from where I parked as there were people camping at the "gun range" and didn't want them to start shooting if I was on top of their shooting area. Started up and regretted not wearing pants, as that slowed my progress as I had to avoid cacti and catclaw the entire way up. Soon made it to the summit and found the summit lot. Signed the summit log and headed down. Ended up going straight down to the old stone dam, then followed the wash back to where I parked. Also found the wreckage of an ancient car buried in the wash area.
Video from the summit and old car - [ youtube video ]
Video of the old stone dam - [ youtube video ]
 
Nov 29 2025
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Black Cross Butte 3351Phoenix, AZ
Black Cross Butte 3351
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Nov 29 2025
NitroTheWolf • Triplogs 47
Hiking3.42 Miles 1,070 AEG
Hiking3.42 Miles   2 Hrs   14 Mns   1.78 mph
1,070 ft AEG      19 Mns Break
 
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Been wanting to hike up here for the last two years, mostly to find a geocache that was near the summit, and finally found the day to make the hike up. Started around 11am and followed easier clock-wise route up. I know of the harder route up, but I didn't want to do it alone. The easier route is a trail, occasionally marked with cairns, that follows around the lower area of the mountain, till it heads up a wash area to the summit. I bushwhacked around the summit to the eastern end where the geocache was. After finding it, I headed to the summit following and occasionally losing the trail to the top. Even with the cairns, the eastern trail, is a bit difficult to follow. Found a summit log at the highpoint and signed that. Also found the medicinal wheel as I started heading back down, which was cool. Headed back down to the truck. Enjoyable hike in all, just wished it was less humid. It was %50 which I'm really not used too. Saw one other person on the trail, they were heading down as I was heading up.

Video I took from the summit - [ youtube video ]
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Nov 26 2025
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Stewart MountainPhoenix, AZ
Stewart Mountain
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Nov 26 2025
NitroTheWolf • Triplogs 47
Hiking2.62 Miles 1,249 AEG
Hiking2.62 Miles   3 Hrs   5 Mns   0.94 mph
1,249 ft AEG      17 Mns Break
 
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Wanted to hike up the three peaks on Stewart Mountain. That did not happen as I underestimated how long the wash section would take and only had enough time to hike up the northeast peak / Peak 2939. The wash section wasn't particularly enjoyable, the rocks were slippery, had to test my weight on a few of the rocks to see if they would support me, avoided bees and the stuff, along with having to push past catclaw and other thorny bushes. Eventually made it to the saddle, after about an hour. Then headed up to Peak 2939, which also included navigating loose rocks and the stuff. Made it to the top and found the remains of a glass summit jar and no logbook in sight. At this point I decided I probably shouldn't attempt the other two peaks as I didn't want to hike down the wash in the dark and wasn't too keen on staying the night on the mountain either. So after a short break I headed back down. Going down was easier, included a lot of sliding down the rocks on my butt. Made it back to where I left the truck just as the sun had set over the horizon. I will be back to conquer the two remaining peaks, though hopefully I can find a better way up that doesn't require going up the wash.

Video from the summit of Peak 2939. [ youtube video ]
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Nov 26 2025
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Stewart MountainPhoenix, AZ
Stewart Mountain
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Nov 26 2025
NitroTheWolf • Triplogs 47
Hiking3.60 Miles 1,444 AEG
Hiking3.60 Miles   4 Hrs   3 Mns   0.89 mph
1,444 ft AEG
 
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Back here at Stewart Mountain to hike the other two peaks that I ran out of time to hike on 11/24/25. Found a much better way up this time. Taking a route just left of the wash, which was partially marked with cairns and faint trails. This is also the route that was mentioned in the NGS benchmark report page for the Stewart Mountain benchmark that is at the summit.

Made it to the saddle and headed up the main peak. Found the summit log and signed it, along with the station and reference mark 1 benchmark. I failed to find reference mark two, but I’m sure it’s still up there somewhere.

Headed back down to the saddle and hiked up the peak with the radio towers and reflector. The radio towers were normal, though the lock to the area was not locked. This is also the second time I’ve seen one of these reflectors. Though I’m still not sure what the purpose of them is. I continued up and found a wooden cross at the top. I’ve never noticed it from Bush highway, but I’ve always seen the reflector. Did not find a summit log.

Headed back down to the saddle and continued down to the old alignment via the wash. Was on all fours during most of the descent. Enjoyable hike in all.

Video from the summit of all three peaks, including the benchmarks and radio equipment. [ youtube video ]
 
Nov 04 2025
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Esperero Trail #25Tucson, AZ
Esperero Trail #25
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Nov 04 2025
NitroTheWolf • Triplogs 47
Hiking3.50 Miles 250 AEG
Hiking3.50 Miles   1 Hour   4 Mns   3.28 mph
250 ft AEG
 
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Bear Canyon Trail #29
Bluff Trail #51
Sabino Dam
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Went on a group hike in the Sabino Canyon Area. We followed the Bear Canyon Trail westward till we hooked up to the Sabino Walkway Trail and followed that one north for a bit. Usually can't stop for geocaches on group hikes, but was given permission to find one near the base of that large stone structure (which I've been told used to be a water holding tank of sorts) and found Tucson's oldest active geocache, which was pretty cool. We then went down into Sabino Canyon and walked along the river for a bit, which had flowing water in it. We passed by the dam which had some water trickling over the top of it. We then followed an old asphalt road over a bridge then back to the new asphalt road and returned back via the Bear Canyon Trail.
 
Nov 02 2025
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Sutherland Trail and Romero Canyon, AZ 
Sutherland Trail and Romero Canyon, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Nov 02 2025
NitroTheWolf • Triplogs 47
Hiking4.54 Miles 615 AEG
Hiking4.54 Miles   1 Hour   57 Mns   2.67 mph
615 ft AEG      15 Mns Break
 
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Sutherland Trail #6
Bridle Trail - Catalina State Park
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Went hiking with a wellness recovery group in the Catalina State Park. The group brought their dog too so she got to joined us. We hiked along the Sutherland trail (for some reason OnX Backcountry showed it as the Bridle trail instead of the Sutherland trail, I'm not sure if they follow the same path since this is my first time at the Catalina State Park.) Since this was a group hike, I usually don't get to stop for geocaches, but the group leader gave me enough time to find one and that's good enough for me.

We followed the Sutherland trail for about 1.75 miles, which was rather sandy and partly in a dry wash, before turning onto a junction towards Romero Canyon and the wilderness. There was a sign that said no dogs and we had one, I would've turned around but it's a group hike and they wanted to go that way, so the dog joined us. We followed this for a bit towards the dry falls area. Saw some of the painted stones along the way and saw a crushed barrel under a few tons of rock at the base of the falls. I wonder how that got there? We hiked around this area, peaceful except for distant gunshots. Once the sun peaked over the mountains we headed back to the van.

I took photos and a .gpx track and uploaded them to here yesterday. Don't know how to attach them to this triplog since I changed the name once I realized this was not the Bridle Trail. Enjoyable hike in all. Would do again.
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Oct 09 2025
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Cockscomb Trail - SedonaSedona, AZ
Cockscomb Trail - Sedona
Sedona, AZ
Hiking avatar Oct 09 2025
NitroTheWolf • Triplogs 47
Hiking3.20 Miles 786 AEG
Hiking3.20 Miles   1 Hour   52 Mns   1.88 mph
786 ft AEG      10 Mns Break
 
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Hiked to the top of the Cockscomb to find some geocaches. Found the social trail leading up and followed it till I reached the ruins on the north face. Was having trouble trying to find a way up that didn't involve free climbing a 15' vertical wall. Eventually turned to googling and figured out that you have to follow the social trail to the NE side of the Cockscomb and there be a way to climb up. After the short climb I used some stone stairs to make it to the top. Enjoyed the views and found the geocaches, did not find a summit log, but found lots of evidence of people making fires up here. Returned the way I came and followed the trail back to the Aerie trailhead. From the summit of the Cockscomb you can see Doe Mtn, Mescal Mtn, Bear Mtn, Windmill Mtn, and others. Enjoyable hike in all.
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[ checklist ]  Black-tailed Rattlesnake
 
Oct 03 2025
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Double Crater Cinder Hills OHVFlagstaff, AZ
Double Crater Cinder Hills OHV
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Oct 03 2025
NitroTheWolf • Triplogs 47
Hiking4.10 Miles 1,263 AEG
Hiking4.10 Miles   2 Hrs   17 Mns   2.05 mph
1,263 ft AEG      17 Mns Break
 
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Drove within about a mile of the base of Double Crater, probably could've driven closer but the road seemed a bit sandy. Followed FR 777 till I made it to the base after finding a geocache along the way. Hiked up the road cut, which gains about 300' in .2 miles, so a bit steep, and since it's a cinder cone you lose half a step for every step you take. Found a SOG Salute Mini knife halfway up. Made it to the rim and started heading up clockwise to the summit. Stopped near the eastmost high point and found a lonely geocache (last logged in September 2022). Soon made it to the summit and found the summit log, its a blue glass jar placed between two boulders. There are dates going as far back as 1976, so its been up here awhile. Continued the loop and headed back down, though I ended up on my butt twice on the way down. Soon made it back to where I left the truck. Enjoyable hike.

Short video of the summit and views.
[ youtube video ]
 
Oct 01 2025
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SP Crater HikeFlagstaff, AZ
SP Crater Hike
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Oct 01 2025
NitroTheWolf • Triplogs 47
Hiking1.40 Miles 811 AEG
Hiking1.40 Miles   1 Hour   15 Mns   1.29 mph
811 ft AEG      10 Mns Break
 
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Decided to hike up here after college class. Drove the 35 miles from Flagstaff to the base of the mountain without incident, though rather slowly since I had my spare on (cracked the rim on main tire). Hiked up and planned to find the geocache in the crater, though halfway up I started feeling unwell, and ended up aborting the hike at the rim. Thought I was sick and drove back home, only to realize I was suffering from heat exhaustion. Total waste of four gallons of gas driving there and back and I wanted to hike Colten Crater too but of course that didn't happen. Oh well, I'll be back to hike those two craters someday, probably when it's cooler.

Video near the top and driving timelapse along SP mtn road to the 89.
[ youtube video ]
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Sep 24 2025
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Sitgreaves MountainFlagstaff, AZ
Sitgreaves Mountain
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Sep 24 2025
NitroTheWolf • Triplogs 47
Hiking2.50 Miles 1,601 AEG
Hiking2.50 Miles   2 Hrs   30 Mns   1.15 mph
1,601 ft AEG      20 Mns Break
 
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Hiked up Sitgreaves Mountain again, three days since I last hiked it to replace the geocache at the summit. I had originally made an on-the-fly replacement using a Nalgene bottle, but decided to haul up a nice .50 cal metal ammo can to serve as the replacement cache and get my water bottle back. Even thought I was carrying a large ammo can in my left hand the whole time up, I still made it to the summit in 80 minutes (including time spent on short breaks). Also put the summit log in the ammo can since there was room and I didn't see why I should leave it out since the cache and the summit log were both at the highest point near the survey marker. Also saw Reference Mark 1 which I missed on my first ascent, though I failed to find Reference Mark 2 and the NGS database seems to indicate that it went missing / destroyed sometime in the 1960s.
 
Sep 21 2025
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Sitgreaves MountainFlagstaff, AZ
Sitgreaves Mountain
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Sep 21 2025
NitroTheWolf • Triplogs 47
Hiking2.60 Miles 1,612 AEG
Hiking2.60 Miles   2 Hrs   51 Mns   1.11 mph
1,612 ft AEG      30 Mns Break
 
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I've been wanting to hike up Sitgreaves for a while now. There's a geocache at the summit that I wanted to make my 5000th find. So since I was at 4999 caches found, it was time to hike up here.

Drove in on FR 705, which is off FR 74. This road goes up 800' in about a mile, not to mention it some sections were rutted. Made it within 1 mile to the summit as the crow flies. Though I made it with high clearance, 2wd, and careful wheel placement, the truck was struggling in section. 4x4 recommended for anyone else who decides to drive up that way.

I found a way up that didn't involve going up or down any false summits. Still with 1600' in 1 mile isn't easy. This first .5 or .6 miles is actually pretty easy compared to the final .5 or .6 miles to the top. Final stretch is 1000' gain in .5ish miles. So every 300ish horizontal feet equals 100 vertical feet. Since I mostly went straight up, this section was difficult, having to take short breaks every 100' vertical feet. Though after 90 minutes of hiking (including those short breaks) I made it to the summit.

Found the summit log and benchmark. I sadly did not find the geocache, but was given permission from the cache owner to replace it. After taking some photos I headed back down. Going down, while difficult was still much faster than the journey up. Enjoyable hike it all. Might hike back up in a week or two and bring an metal ammo can with me to replace the geocache with. As the current container is a Nalgene bottle as it was all I had on me. Though if FR 705 becomes impassable I might have to wait.

Video I took at the summit:
[ youtube video ]
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Hochderffer HillsFlagstaff, AZ
Hochderffer Hills
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Sep 19 2025
NitroTheWolf • Triplogs 47
Hiking3.20 Miles 1,300 AEG
Hiking3.20 Miles   2 Hrs   55 Mns   1.24 mph
1,300 ft AEG      20 Mns Break
 
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Been wanting to hike up here for a while and finally found the time to do it today. There are three geocaches that I wanted to find up there, one at the NW false summit, the other at the true summit, and the last on the NE false summit. Parked near FR 151E and started up the NE false summit. There's no marked trails leading up and barely any game trails. This combined with the large amount of deadfall everywhere made this a bit challenging. There was really no way to avoid it, so I just had to figure out the best path up that required the least amount of climbing and scrambling over. After 30ish minutes of struggle, I made it to the false summit. Found the first geocache after some searching and continued on. Went down into the saddle then back up to the summit, while of course having to navigate more deadfall and trees. Once at the top I found the second geocache then enjoyed a nice walk to the NE false summit. Along the way I saw a fence that crosses the hills, though it's not doing its job well as most of it had been crushed by fallen tree branches and debris. There was a gate for the fence at the top and what seemed to look like a really faint road, though that can't be right as there's no way for any vehicle to get up here. Eventually made it to the second false summit, which is actually quite high, in fact it's only 20' lower than the true summit. Found the last geocache up here and headed back down. While going down is usually easier than going up, the amount of deadfall and debris I had to navigate made it a pain in the rear. I did make it back down and only ended on my butt one time. Walked back to where I left the truck and headed home.

Video I took of the summit and false summits.
[ youtube video ]

water 1 out of 5water less than maxwater less than maxwater less than max Horchderffer Tank 1-25% full 1-25% full
Small amount of water in the tank. However the tank is 8 feet tall and there's no ladders so you'd might have some issues getting out once you collected some water.
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