The high point of this range is South Mountain at 2,690 feet. The south mountains are not represented on Summitpost. This area is the largest park in Phoenix and is being surrounded by the city. The South mountains are a very small range south of phoenix, and north of the Estella’s.

Here are all the main urban summits of the Phoenix Mountains within Phoenix itself (not including South Mountain). Either way it’s sort of a lose lose situation. The problem is that it’s too hot so shorts seem to be more logical. To protect your legs it’s advised to wear pants of some sort. The landscape is covered with cacti, brush, bushes, yucca, and other painful things that can tear your legs apart. Winter is usually the time most people go hiking since the highs are usually about 60-75 degrees. It only got down to 96 degrees and was already 100 degrees at 6:45am. Summer of 2003 Phoenix broke a record for the highest low they ever had. The highs from June-September are typically above 110 degrees. The extreme heat in summer months can make hiking very unpleasant. As rugged and beautiful these mountains are, they also trap in the smog making Phoenix one of the smoggiest cities in the US.Įven though the hiking here is good, the mountains do have their obstacles, problems and difficulties. These ranges add to the hiking available to Phoenix. Phoenix is known by the people of Arizona as “The Valley of the Sun,” or simply, “The Valley,” since it sits in a very large valley with mountain ranges on all sides. Even Lookout Mountain has a small cliff face that can be climbed. There are many rock climbing opportunities on Camelback mountain. They have everything from easy class 1 hiking to scrambling to 5th class rock climbing. Though these mountains are small, they provide wonderful vistas and excellent hiking opportunities. Only Camelback Mountain and Piestewa Peak has a predominance of more then 1,000 feet. This range is a small range with most of the summits rising less then 1,000 feet.

Right in the center of this incredibly flat city rises the Phoenix Mountains. Many of the flat cities in the US have rolling hills and some sort of contours throughout the City. On the north side of the city on Deer Valley Road, the elevation is about 1,400 feet this gives the city about a 500 foot elevation gain in 30 miles. The low point is in the Gila Valley, which is about 900 feet. It is completely surrounded by mountains and has a small range running right through the city.įor the most part Phoenix is a very flat city with no rolling hills throughout the city. Phoenix is said to have the best urban hiking in the nation.

Elevation of phoenix arizona