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| | Time to get out, and breathe some fresh air, and Red Mountain Twenty-five Trail in Greenlee County, Arizona is just the site. Relatively far from Safford you come across Red Mountain Twenty-five Trail, but backpacking along this hiking and backpacking trail is very amusing. Hiking in Arizona is a wonderful idea. Every Arizona hiking trail is scenic in its own way. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Of course, this is an overnight trek, 2 days normally, so it's a fine thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. Red Mountain Twenty-five |
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Trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry trek. Red Mountain Twenty-five Trail is pretty waterless usually; most of the rain falls during July, and May is the month with the least moisture. At Red Mountain Twenty-five Trail throughout the warmest
| | time of the year highs are in the 80's. During the moonlight hours it's typically in the 50's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 40's while the cold winter nights at Red Mountain Twenty-five Trail are in the 20's. Keep in mind that this is a long wilderness trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. There are so many backpacking and hiking trails in this vicinity. Backcountry backpacking here in the San Francisco Mountains is the best way to enjoy these peaks. Red Mountain Twenty-five Trail is a very long great outdoors trail with an average | |
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amount of climbing distance which makes it an outstanding backpacking and hiking trail for experienced backcountry hikers in magnificent shape. This part of Arizona is always a pleasure to go to during backcountry trekking season. Backpacking trails are good and plentiful in Arizona;
one of them being Red Mountain Twenty-five Trail in Greenlee County. This wilderness trail goes through some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the wilderness trail could be very different from other parts of it. The total elevation difference for Red
Mountain Twenty-five Trail is 1,871 feet which is about average. Being 13.4 miles long; it's a long wilderness trail. This wilderness trail sometimes gets very dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go.
Briefly about the general area:
Blue River is a great whitewater spot in the neighborhood of Red Mountain Twenty-five Trail, and a journey to Red Mountain Twenty-five Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Strayhorse Spring. In case you don’t have a problem getting wet, you can always go whitewater
paddling on Black River - East Fork; naturally Little Strayhorse Creek flows through this neighborhood.
Yerra Basin is a wonderful spot any time of year; if you came for an overnight stay Stray Horse Campground is a good site to camp. But wait, there's more fun stuff to do
in the San Francisco Mountains. Places like Pine Flat are tremendous to have a look at, and a short visit to Donothing Spring is always worthwhile. This is no location for people who don’t like to have fun. KP Cienega Campground is a good local campground, and Hogtrail Saddle is
another good spot to pop by close by.
Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the San Francisco Mountains. Crabtree Creek is a stream that you may stumble upon while you're here.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 33.4473, Longitude -109.3698
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 13.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Total elevation difference: 1871 feet
Best Western Sunrise Inn, Eagar
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38 miles away
Located in Arizona's scenic White Mountains, this Eagar, Arizona hotel prides itself on superior customer service and is close to Sunrise Ski Resort. Situated on Main Street in Eagar, the Best Weste...
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Comfort Inn & Suites, Safford
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44 miles away
A relaxing corporate hotel with all the amenities a business traveler needs to finish up at the end of the day. Utilize our business center, WIFI, Desks and Ergonomic Chairs, plus everything you need...
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| These outdoors activities are available near Red Mountain Twenty-five Trail. |
| | Trails Near Red Mountain Twenty-five Trail:
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Lengthy Canyon Trail Eighty-nine, Greenlee
County
, 4 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 1277 feet elevation difference |
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Crabtree Trail Twenty-two, Greenlee
County
, 4 miles away, 11.2 hiking miles, 1810 feet elevation difference |
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Adbar Trail Fourteen, Greenlee
County
, 4 miles away, 4 hiking miles, 1686 feet elevation difference |
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Hot Air Trail Fifteen, Greenlee
County
, 6 miles away, 3.4 hiking miles, 1020 feet elevation difference |
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Stray Horse Canyon Trail Twenty, Greenlee
County
, 6 miles away, 13.6 hiking miles, 894 feet elevation difference |
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Salt House Eighteen Trail, Greenlee
County
, 6 miles away, 6.4 hiking miles, 903 feet elevation difference |
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Raspberry Trail Thirty-five, Greenlee
County
, 6 miles away, 8.1 hiking miles, 3036 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Red Mountain Twenty-five Trail:
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Blue River, Greenlee County
County
, 9 miles away, Class IV-V - 34 miles long (Blue Crossing to Forest Service Road 475) |
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Black River - East Fork, Apache County
County
, 18 miles away, Class -blank- - 18 miles long (Diamond Rock to Wildcat Point) |
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San Francisco River, Greenlee County
County
, 20 miles away, Class -blank- - 40 miles long (Alma to Clifton) |
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San Francisco River, Catron County
County
, 24 miles away, Class II - 40 miles long (Lower San Francisco Hot Springs to Clifton Arizona) |
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| | Hotels Near Red Mountain Twenty-five Trail:
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Best Western Sunrise Inn, Eagar
, 38 miles away |
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Comfort Inn & Suites, Safford
, 44 miles away |
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Safford Days Inn, Safford
, 44 miles away |
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Quality Inn & Suites, Safford
, 44 miles away |
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Best Western Desert Inn, Safford
, 45 miles away |
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