Arizona peaks
Arizona summits
First Ascent Awards
980 of 4,142 peaks 23%
Top climbing months
January 12%
December 11%
March 11%
Arizona mountains highlights
- Humphreys Peak (12,633 ft) is the highest mountain in Arizona and is located within the San Francisco Peaks range. It is the only place in Arizona where hikers can experience an alpine environment and has a unique "tundra-like" ecosystem at the summit.
- Camelback Mountain (2,704 ft) in the Phoenix metropolitan area is a popular hike in the Echo Canyon Recreation Area. It is known for its unique rock formations, including a "camel hump" at the summit, which offers stunning views of the city.
- Mount Lemmon (9,157 ft) is the highest peak in the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson and offers hikers a unique experience of hiking through five different climate zones, from the desert to the forested mountaintop.
- The Superstition Mountains are known for their rugged beauty and are home to the Flatiron (4,861 ft), a popular and challenging hike known for its unique rock formations, including the iconic "flatiron" rock at the summit.
- Chiricahua Peak (9,763 ft) is located in the Chiricahua Mountains in southeastern Arizona, known for their unique rock formations and abundant wildlife. The peak offers stunning views of the surrounding landscape, including the "Wonderland of Rocks."
- Mount Humphreys (11,670 ft) is the highest peak in the White Mountains and is known for its stunning views of the surrounding landscape, including the deep blue waters of Big Lake and the surrounding forests.
- Cathedral Rock (4,921 ft) is a popular hike in Sedona, known for its stunning red rock formations and spiritual significance to the local community. The trail offers a challenging climb with rewarding views of the surrounding canyons and valleys.
Latest summits
"My brothers Josh and Patrick, and I, parked at the second to last lot, and walked the road through the first canyon. We headed straight to the peak and made our way up the south side. It looks much steeper from further away. We headed left of the first pour off, then worked our way right, closer to below the east summit. We got up to the saddle just west of the east summit, then crossed the saddle and worked our way up. The toughest section was about 20 feet below the summit, and I would consider it class 3. " — ZachTeich • Mar 26, 2024
"My buddy Matt and I parked just inside the gate. 5th St. was ok for my Honda Civic, but I wouldn't have gone any further inside the gate. We took the standard route up, following the road for about 2 miles, then heading into the canyon, then up the wash to the saddle west of the peak. From there, we took the west ridge up. The vegetation wasn't as bad as I was expecting. We took our time on the summit and enjoyed the views. From the gate, it was 9.95 miles with 3600 ft. of elevation gain. " — ZachTeich • Mar 9, 2024
"I had summitted Maricopa peak a number of years ago via the west side of the Alta trail. This time I approached the peak from the east end of the Alta trail. The only catch was that today was "Silent Sunday" and the section of the summit road was closed to all motor vehicles (which I totally support), so I had to park about a mile from the trailhead and take part of the Max Delta trail to the start of the Alta trail, which would get me close to the summit. Anyway.... The trail started off fairly shallow, but quickly hit a series of switchbacks that took you to the ridge. Spotted a couple of coyotes from a distance, which was cool. From there, the trail followed the contours of the range and came up onto the ridge again, where I left the Alta trail and followed a social trail to the left to take me to the peak. The main trail was really a nice, fun and scenic trail. It's away from the main section of South Mountain, so there wasn't many people on the trail. This has become my favorite trail in the park (so far). The social trail that leads to the summit quickly became rocky and the last 50 feet of elevation was pretty rocky and looked like it might have been a class 3 climb...." — lawrencebaker • Mar 3, 2024
"I had summitted Maricopa peak a number of years ago via the west side of the Alta trail. This time I approached the peak from the east end of the Alta trail. The only catch was that today was "Silent Sunday" and the section of the summit road was closed to all motor vehicles (which I totally support), so I had to park about a mile from the trailhead and take part of the Max Delta trail to the start of the Alta trail, which would get me close to the summit. Anyway.... The trail started off fairly shallow, but quickly hit a series of switchbacks that took you to the ridge. Spotted a couple of coyotes from a distance, which was cool. From there, the trail followed the contours of the range and came up onto the ridge again, where I left the Alta trail and followed a social trail to the left to take me to the peak. The main trail was really a nice, fun and scenic trail. It's away from the main section of South Mountain, so there wasn't many people on the trail. This has become my favorite trail in the park (so far). The social trail that leads to the summit quickly became rocky and the last 50 feet of elevation was pretty rocky and looked like it might have been a class 4 climb,..." — lawrencebaker1 • Mar 3, 2024
"Fellow prominence peak pursuer Matt got us to the trailhead in his Jeep after a long dirt road drive. You need 4WD and high clearance, since the road is pretty sandy in places. Some sections of the road were better than others, and overall we were able to keep up a decent speed for most of it. We didn't have any interactions with the border patrol, and drove by only one truck. The road walk went well, and we entered the canyon and took mostly the usual route up, although we were higher up on the south slope of the canyon on the ascent. There's a lot of trash in the canyon and even up on the summit. For probably two thirds of our ascent route, we avoided seeing trash since we were higher up on the canyon side. But descending, we stayed in the wash more and saw all the trash from illegals. Perhaps a group can request permission to drive into the mouth of the canyon (avoiding having to walk the 8 mile closed section of the road) in exchange for some trash cleanup? It definitely would be nice to drive to the base of this peak, and the mountain and surrounding scenery is really beautiful. We ended up doing 18.3 miles and 2000 ft. of elevation gain, and it took us about 8:18." — ZachTeich • Feb 27, 2024