I hiked up Pass Mountain from the parking area on North Usery Pass Road. From there it was a 21 minute hike to the junction of the loop trail. The trail keeps heading up the mountain at the junction. Going to the summit was 3.8 miles round trip. When I stood on the summit it had taken me 1 hour and 18 minutes from my car. The elevation gain was 1,160 feet from the road. This was my third time on the summit. It took me an hour to get back to my car.
After Thanksgiving dinner, my sister Debbie, and I went for a hike in the Goldfield Mountains, and we did a tough scramble up the mountain side.
I hiked up Peak 2580 in the Goldfield Mountains. It was 1.7 miles round trip, and took me 37 minutes to get to the top. The entire hike was 1 hour and 39 minutes.
I parked at the Weaver's Needle Vista Viewpoint, and hiked 6.3 miles round trip to the top of Hackberry Mesa. Most of the way I followed the Hackberry Spring Trail. First it took me 1 hour and 11 minutes to reach Hackberry Spring. From there I kept following the trail untilI was at the base of the mesa. Then I hiked and climbed off-trail to the 2,792 foot summit of the mesa. It took me 4.5 hours. Elevation gain from the parking lot was 1,192 feet. The return trip back to my car took me 1 hour and 45 minutes.
The Little Four Peaks are right off of AZ 88. When you drive down the highway they align with The Four Peaks. The first time I hiked this loop was on February 23, 2021. I followed a faint social trail that was often marked with rock cairns. It took me a half hour to reach crest of the ridge. My entire late afternoon hike was a 1.9 mile loop, and took me 1 hour and 48 minutes.
