Battleship Mountain - Superstition Mountains

This was my second time to the 2,797-foot summit of Battleship Mountain. At 6 AM, I began my hike at First Water Trailhead, and followed Second Water Trail to Boulder Canyon. It was 3.6 miles to Boulder Canyon, and it took me 1 hour and 26 minutes. From there I hiked 1.2 miles southeast down Boulder Canyon where a trail went up the mountain. At this junction I was 4.7 miles from the trailhead, and I had been hiking for 2 hours and 12 minutes. At 10:12 AM, I reached the summit, and I was 5.9 miles from the trailhead. By the time I returned to my car it was 2:35 PM. My hike was 12.1 miles round-trip, and it took me 8 hours and 34 minutes.

 

The class 3 climb.

My 12.1 mile hike.

Battleship Mountain - Superstition Mountains

The hike up Battleship Mountain was 12.3 miles round trip. There is no maintained trail to the summit, and there are sheer cliffs that surround the mesa. Bouldering and non-technical rock climbing is required to reach the top. This was a challenging hike that I had been wanting to do for a long time, and it wasn't as difficult as I had anticipated, but exposed heights don't bother me. There was no real danger of falling off the sheer cliffs.