I began my hike to Turk's Head at 5:27 PM. It was my first summer ascent. It took me 52 minutes to reach the base of the craggy rock outcropping situated directly south of the main Superstition Mountains ridge. Turk's head is a product of intensive Miocene volcanic activity. The formation is primarily composed of dacite lava and rhyolitic tuff (compressed volcanic ash). From the parking lot it had taken me 1 hour and 40 minutes to reach the 2,822-foot summit. I finished my hike at 8:46 PM. My hike was 5.4 miles round-trip, and it took me 3 hours and 17 minutes.
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