Flagstaff: Humphreys Peak

HUM01

Distance: 5.27 mi	Points: 705	Calories: none
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HUM001

Location: 35.331158, -111.711823
Head out on Humphreys Trail for NE traverse of Arizona Snowbowl's grassy ski slopes. In .3 mi., trail enters shady woods and Kachina Peaks Wilderness

HUM002

Location: 35.338139, -111.706192
Trail swings S; rays of sunlight peak through piney treetops

HUM003

Location: 35.334431, -111.703751
Sign logbook by trail, then take hard L @ fork (trail on R leads to ski lifts). Continue gentle ascent on root-laced path

HUM004

Location: 35.334038, -111.697342
Hike NE on narrow dirt trail that hugs forested slopes

HUM005

Location: 35.338951, -111.694641
Steep, boulder-filled gully on trail's L side; head SE, switchbacking up

HUM006

Location: 35.334255, -111.692505
Clearing in trees reveals expansive valley, distant wooded ridgelines to S

HUM007

Location: 35.333950, -111.684441
Series of short switchbacks leads through treeline to a small saddle; look S to find Agassiz Peak's bald ridgeline

HUM008

Location: 35.335258, -111.681931
Leave saddle; climb NW on Humphreys Trail along mtn.'s W face. Ahead, several false summits await along windy ridgeline

HUM009

Location: 35.337322, -111.683792
Climb past first false summit on loose rock trail, heading N

HUM010

Location: 35.341068, -111.682877
Cross second false summit, then begin NE ascent along rocky ridge of Humphreys

HUM011

Location: 35.342834, -111.681091
Continue NE trek across third false summit

HUM012

Location: 35.344391, -111.678795
High-altitude path cuts N through fragile alpine tundra (stay on trail); watch footing on skittish rocks @ summit ridge

HUM013

Location: 35.346500, -111.677902
Humphreys Peak (12,633 ft.): See 100 mi. from AZ's windy high point (if clear, see Grand Canyon to N); retrace steps