Squaw Peak

Post by **JeffH** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 8:18 pm

Last week I was in Phoenix and I managed to get out for one little dayhike. My knee wasn't up to Camelback so I opted for nearby Squaw Peak, the second-highest summit in the Phoenix area. I also refer to the old name rather than the new memorial title.
Not much to report, if you've ever been out there it's pretty steep and much like a stairmaster carved into the rock. I was surprised to find parking but expected to see a bunch of people on the trail and hanging around the false summit. It's about 3 miles round trip when counting the walk through the parking lot to the Ranger, but a good morning to get out anyway.

Pics:

Helpful signage.

Lots of this.

Mile marker on the trail. Summit way behind but less than a half mile away.

Camelback across the valley of the sun.

I am the conqueror of this little hill.

cougarmagic · Post by **cougarmagic** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 8:35 pm

Oh my gosh, this was the first hike I did after I moved to Phoenix after college. Big independence thing for me.

Thanks for the photos. It looks EXACTLY the same. I like that.

Post by **tekewin** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 6:19 am

Cool. I like seeing trails in nearby states.

Post by **tekewin** » Wed Nov 26, 2014 6:33 pm

I was doing an ASU campus visit with my daughter and family on Monday and had a couple hours to kill in the PM. Did an unplanned hike up Camelback from Echo Canyon in my street running shoes. I dig Phoenix (but I haven't been there in the summer).

Here is a pano from the crowded Camelback summit, Squaw Peak somewhere distant right.

Post by **JeffH** » Wed Nov 26, 2014 7:31 pm

Looks like a good day to be out. It's always crowded on that summit.