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| - My oh my, what an amazing, exhilarating hike! It was in the high 50s-low 60s when we did this hike on a Saturday afternoon. We had hoped to go to Sedona red rock country, but with rain there and potentially snow, we ended up staying in Phoenix. We were not disappointed!
This is about a 1 mile each way hike. It takes probably an hour up, and maybe 40 or so minutes coming back down. Some people describe it as "beginner".... It probably shouldn't be your first hike, and I would truly classify it as "intermediate". There are no real obstacles or true climbing you have to do, but there are areas that are very steep. Also, I'm very short so some of the steps up were bigger side for me and required a little bit of mental-spatial calculation. That's not to say you cant do it if you're short - there were kids there rocking this hike! I had an awesome time, and would definitely do it again!
The view from the peak shows you the layout of Phoenix on one side, and more mountainous terrain/desert on the other side. That said, the best photo opp is not from the top - I'd say it is 3 /4 the way up where there is a jutting out rock formation. See photo.
If you're not from AZ and like seeing cacti, there were plenty of those spread out throughout the hike!
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