Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Mt. Elden Day Hike


when? Trip Report : June 5, 2010
  Trip Report : June 7, 2008
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.
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]
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]
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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