Bonanza Bill
- 39.9 mi
- round trip
- 1,732 ft
- climb
- 8,461 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun, Sep
- best months
Bonanza Bill is a hard hike in Arizona's Apache National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. The route is an out-and-back of about 40 miles, with a one-way elevation gain of 1,732 feet. It starts at a low point of about 7,000 feet and climbs to a high point of about 8,460 feet. The most comfortable months for the trip are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from the Alpine, AZ weather station, about 17 miles away, show May highs near 69°F and October highs near 64°F, while July and August bring the most wet days, around 13 to 15 a month. Tige Rim is the closest nearby hike, about 0.7 miles away. Blue Crossing Campground is about 3 miles off, and Tutt Creek and Hinkle are each about 3.7 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Alpine Village RV Park17 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Tige RimHiking0.7 mi
- Camp CanyonHiking2.8 mi
- Blue Crossing CgCamping3 mi
- Tutt CreekHiking3.7 mi
- HinkleHiking3.7 mi
- Dangerous Park TrailHiking4.7 mi
- Upper Blue CgCamping5.4 mi
- San Francisco RiverCanoeing8.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Tutt CreekHiking · ~6 min drive
- Dangerous Park TrailHiking · ~8 min drive
- Franz Spring Trail #43Hiking · ~9 min drive
- W.S. MOUNTAINHiking · ~9 min drive
- Franz SpringHiking · ~8 min drive
- Tige Canyon TrailHiking · ~9 min drive
- Pueblo Park Interpretive TrailHiking · ~9 min drive
- LanphierHiking · ~9 min drive
- Aspen Mountain TrailHiking · ~10 min drive
- WS Mountain (43)Hiking · ~9 min drive
Best time to visit Bonanza Bill
Best months: June and September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
46° / 15°
5 wet
Feb
48° / 18°
5 wet
Mar
54° / 23°
4 wet
Apr
61° / 26°
3 wet
May
69° / 31°
3 wet
Jun
78° / 39°
5 wet
Jul
78° / 47°
13 wet
Aug
76° / 46°
15 wet
Sep
72° / 39°
8 wet
Oct
64° / 30°
5 wet
Nov
54° / 22°
3 wet
Dec
46° / 16°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alpine, AZ, 17 mi away at 8,050 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
