Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Mt. Elden Day Hike
| when? |
Trip Report :
June 5, 2010
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Trip Report :
June 7, 2008
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| where? |
San Francisco Peaks region,
Flagstaff |
| the hike |
Amazing vistas of Flagstaff, the San Francisco Peaks, and a field
of volcanic cinder cones await you from the top of Mt. Elden.
We’ll climb through forests, meadows, and traverse a windswept
ridge before reaching the antenna forest on the mountain top.
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| distance |
6 miles |
| EC |
+-1650 elevation change |
| elevations |
7,904' (Upper Oldham Trailhead) to 9,299' (Mount Elden summit) |
| time |
5 hours |
| hike rating |
"B-"
Rate yourself as a hiker. |
| on trail |
100% — Upper Oldham Trail, Sunset Trail |
| dogs? |
no |
| type |
round trip |
| starting at |
| Upper Oldham Trailhead |
35° 15.501' N, 111° 36.882' W [NAD27]
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| cost |
When car-pooling, pay your share the cost of gas. The
club also allows voluntary contributions of $1/member or $3/non-member. |
| weather |
Flagstaff |
| meet |
7:00 AM in the Park and Ride lot on the SW corner of I-17 &
Bell Road.
The lot is right next to the freeway.
33° 38.307' N, 112° 7.024' W [NAD27]
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| drive |
We’ll re-convene in Flagstaff and drive in caravan to the trailhead.
Be at the Target parking lot at the corner of Milton and University (just
north of I-17) in the corner of the lot next to the traffic light, by 9:30 AM.
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