The ascent to the summit is about 1,100 feet in only 1.2 miles. The trail is easy but very steep. Took me an hour to get on top.
The name of Black Mountain comes from the western side where very dark gray to black phyllite and meta-argillite crop out. Many people mistake it for basalt which is common in the area. The east side of the Mountain exposes coarse-grained granite.
From about 1450 to the 1870s the area was considered Apache territory. Evidence of the Hohokam living in the Black Mountain area disappears around 1450 A.D.
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| The 2.3 mile round trip trail. |
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