Quartz Peak

Started hike at 7:40, cool but no wind, in the shade for most of the first hour.  Very comfortable hike until the last 1/2 mile,

Trail felt a bit longer then 6 miles, a lot of loose rock and hard to navigate some places. The top is incredible though!

Wonderful day for a hike at quarts peak, the road getting there is rough coming in from mericopa, but leaving through the west road was

The most difficult part of this saga was getting to the trailhead. Narrow dirt roads thru countless wash areas with desert plants abound lined the

Trail is well maintained and to my surprise had a bathroom and hikers log.  It was a mostly overcast day which made for a lovely

Google Maps did not estimate the time correctly. The driving time was estimated around 1:13 minutes and it took us two hours due to the