Region
Highlights
- Mount Baldy is the highest point in the White Mountains, Arizona.
- Highest point in the state after the 6 summits of the San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff.
- The peak of Mount Baldy rises above the tree line and is left largely bare of vegetation, lending the mountain its name.
- The summit of Mount Baldy is within the Fort Apache Indian Reservation and is off-limits to hikers without permission.
- An unnamed sub-peak with an elevation of 11,400 ft exists approximately 0.5 miles to the north of the summit that is off reservation and accessible to the public via maintained trail.
- Mount Baldy is one of the most sacred mountains to the Apache of Arizona.
- Mount Baldy also contains the headwaters of the Salt River and produces the most abundant trout fishing streams in Arizona.
- No other mountain in Arizona produces as much rivers and streams, and the area around Mount Baldy has the greatest amount of precipitation in Arizona.
- From historic Fort Apache, Mount Baldy rises 6,130 vertical feet.
Routes
3 summits • 14.8 mi • 1,809 ft gain • 5 hr 42 min • Class 1
1 summit • 8.2 mi • 82 ft gain • 3 hr 51 min
Latest summits
"Underestimated the amount of snow that would remain in early May. About 4 ft on the ridgeline. Attempted to follow snowshoer, but turned back before the summit with a vow to return! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQKB28xRQHo&t=53s " — danaepresler • May 2, 2020
"On and off rain all morning but a fantastic hike. The summit is actually quite grassy with a scattered trees, not as bald as I expected. Really cool rock formations on the east ridge.
Complete TR: http://www.themtsarecalling.com/baldy" — Christopher • Jul 22, 2017
"Definitely worth the Trip to this part part of the State. I round up my trip here and head back to Las Vegas after 10 days of Peak bagging in Southern Arizona. So refreshing to see Green Meadows and Flowing Streams. " — Nuernberger • Jun 15, 2016