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Camelback
Mountain
Camelback Mountain is not a
destination for backpacking, but I have included it here anyway.
Located in the heart of the city of Phoenix, Camleback presents a very
steep and challenging climb (a 1300' ascent in just 1.16 miles)! The
climber will find at the summit, however, the best view of the Phoenix
metro area (at least in my opinion). One disadvantage of coming
here is that the trail is always very crowded, and parking is scarce
(if you come at a peak time, expect to wait in line for a parking
place).Click
on any picture to
enlarge.
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There are two
places on the trail where handrails, such as the one pictured here, are
required. |
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Looking over a
precipice on the summit. |
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Looking north
from the summit. |
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Looking south
from the summit. |
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This would be
me, sitting on the summit. The skyline is seen in the background. The
view is to the southwest. |
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Squaw peak (as
seen from the summit of Camelback) is the peak on the left side of this
picture. |
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Looking down
on a fancy golf course to the north of the mountian. |
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This is taken
from near the base of the mountain. I like this picture. |
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Squaw peak,
seen from near the base of the mountain. |