Superstition Ridgeline
11.7 mi5,820 ft
4,820 ft
2,169 ft
A long day hike requiring a shuttle, starting with a climb up Flatiron and continuing past Peak 5057 to Carney Springs.
Photos
Night lights bright over Phoenix
Dim outline of Flatiron in the predawn
First shadows casting out west
Daylight at the base of the rock formation
Steep boulders along the path
The rock wall
Quick glance over at Flatiron
Going through the saddle
Small campsite beyond North Peak
Long hike under the bright sun ahead
Steep cliffs around Hog Canyon
Hazy ridgeline ahead
Desert flora clustered around the trail
Distant hoodoos above
Looking back at the saddle and North Peak
Looking back towards Flatiron
Our zig-zag path on the ridge ahead
Steep climb up the cut
Beyond the first dip
Weavers Needle to the east
Along the steep edge
A narrow hillside path
A cloudless Four Peaks to the north
Looking down Hog Valley
Much more ridge left
An optimistic Chris
Glamour shot of Jake over the ridge
Long view back to the start
Getting closer to South Peak
Long saddle to climb out of
Rugged Superstition Wilderness to the east
The ridge turns east
A forlorn, lonely path
Last look north along the ridgeline
Below the hoodoos of South Peak
On the south side of Weavers Needle
Quickly dropping down the hill
Cute, tiny spider along the path
Annoying rocky gorge
The trailside sign for Carney Springs
The steep drop down
Looking back up Carney Springs
Three Sisters towering above
Dalcite Cliffs
Bright sun over the cacti forest
Along the way
Waterfall 1
- Siphon Draw basin seasonal waterfall
Spring 1
- Siphon Draw
Mountain 3
- Flatiron
- Superstitions South Peak
- Three Sisters
Saddle 1
- West Boulder Saddle
Trailhead 2
- Carney Springs Trailhead
- Siphon Draw Trailhead
Junction 2
- Lost Goldmine Trail crossing (wilderness fence gap)
- Jacob's Crosscut Trail junction