Thumb Butte Bypass

Arizona

Arizona

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2.5 mi

Distance

656 ft

Gain

1h 19m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Prescott National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Part of Indian Hill

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Thumb Butte Bypass

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Elevation & route

Distance
2.5 mi
Elevation gain
656 ft
Elevation loss
223 ft
Highest point
6,378 ft
Lowest point
5,716 ft

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About this trail

Thumb Butte Bypass is a 2.49-mile trail in the Indian Hill trail system managed by the Forest Service in Arizona. The trail gains 904 feet of elevation.

Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
5,720 ft
High point
6,378 ft
Total climbing
656 ft
Total descent
223 ft
Steepest stretch
13% grade around mile 0.4 from the start
Length
2.5 mi

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Bradshaw Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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