Camelback Mountain
5.5 mi1,721 ft
2,707 ft
1,342 ft
A fun, if silly, way to hike both Cholla Trail and Echo Trail of Camelback, and roadwalk back.
Photos
Full moon over Camelback Mountain
Morning hues over the eastern sky
Phoenix city lights
Boulders and lichens sitting above
Looking further up the trail
Hillside trail
Long line of McDowell range
First hint of sun
Pink hues over Sierra Estrella
Deep reds on the next ridge
Along the steep climb
Swallows and the Phoenix Mountain Preserve beyond
McDowell Mountains
Steep cliffs and crowds at the peak
Long shadow cast over Echo Canyon
Dark path down the mountain
Looking back up at the peak
View from Echo Canyon
Close to the over-watered suburbs
Looking back up at Camelback Mountain
Along the way
Mountain 2
- Camelback Mountain
- The Praying Monk
Trailhead 2
- Cholla Trailhead
- Echo Canyon Trailhead