The Flatiron - Superstition Mountains

I started my hike at 7:51 AM. It then took me 2 hours and 25 minutes to reach the edge of the Flatiron. The time was 10:18 AM. After that I began my 1.2 mile hike around Peak 5024. Then I started back down at 12:22 PM, and I got back to my van at 2:25 PM. My hike was 6.9 miles, and it took me 6 hours and 33 minutes.

The hoodoos in the Superstition Mountains are largely sculpted from consolidated volcanic ash (tuff) from eruptions millions of years ago. The Apache people considered the Superstitions sacred, believing that the hoodoos were their ancestors who transformed into stone to watch over the land and guard the entrance to the spirit world or underworld.

 

The Flatiron - Superstition Mountains

I started my hike on the Siphon Draw Trail at 9:43 AM. Then it took me 19 minutes to reach the junction of Jacob's Crosscut Trail. Next, I reached the Siphon Draw at 10:46 AM, which was 2 miles from the trailhead. I reached the saddle at 12:14 PM, and it had taken me 2.5 hours. Then I hiked up to the end of the Flatiron. It was 12:24 PM when I stood near the edge. After that I spent at least an hour resting and wandering about. My hike was 6.2 miles round-trip, and it took me 5 hours and 58 minutes.

 

Peak 2786 - Superstition Mountains

At 9:59 AM, I began my 4 mile round-trip hike up Peak 2786. It was 10:32 when I began bushwhacking down from the Little Four Peaks to First Water Creek. I reached First Water  Creek at 11:30 AM. At this point I was 1.2 miles from my car. Next, I crossed the creek and headed up Peak 2786. I arrived on the 2,786-foot summit at 12:25 PM. From the top I was 1.9 miles from my car. At 12:52 PM, I headed back down and decided to take a different route back up to the Little Four Peaks that wasn't as steep. I got back on the ridge at 2:22 PM. That was 1.2 miles from the summit, and a half mile from the creek. I got back to my mini van at 2:58 PM. My hike took me 4 Hours and 58 minutes.