Arizona 2012
Lookout Mountain Hike
(Trail #150)

May 25, 2012

Elevation = 2054 ft

Sign at Lookout Mountain trail head.

 

More sign at Lookout Mountain trail head.

 

View looking up at Lookout Mountain near start of trail head.

 

Lookout Mountain trail marker.

 

View looking south toward Lookout Mountain.

 

Hiking up the trail with lots of rock formations

 

Most of the trail looks like this with lots of rocks and dust.

 

View looking north from the base of Lookout Mountain.  My car is on the left in the parking lot below.

 

The trail gets more rugged as you get closer to the summit. 

 

The trail winds its way around the north face of the mountain for 0.4 miles to the top. 

 

More rock formations on the trail about half way to the top. 

 

Another trail marker as I get closer to the top. 

 

View looking up toward the west peak.

 

View looking north on a hazy day near the center of Lookout Mountain not far from the top.

 

View of the trail along the top of Lookout Mountain

 

It takes a little bit of climbing to get the the highest eastern peak of Lookout Mountain

 

Looking up the trail to the central peak of Lookout Mountain

 

North mountain on left and Shaw Butte on right from the top of Lookout Mountain. 

 

Looking up the trail that leads to the eastern peak and highest point on Lookout Mountain

 

Telephoto view looking south west at Shaw Butte summit with all the antennas

 

Now the trail is a bit more rugged as I approach the eastern peak of Lookout Mountain.

 

There is the last bit of trail to the highest point of Lookout Mountain.

 

Lots of rocks near the summit of Lookout Mountain.

 

View looking north from top of Lookout Mountain

 

Lookout mountain trail looking west at the western peak.

 

Lots more rocks near the summit of Lookout Mountain.

 

Colorful lichens on the rocks of Lookout Mountain.

 

View looking west from Lookout Mountain eastern summit

 

Another view looking west from Lookout Mountain eastern summit.

 

View looking east from Lookout Mountain.

 

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