Arizona · Hiking
Butterfly
Photo: Nate Loper • #ArizonaGuide ️, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 2.6 mi
- round trip
- 368 ft
- climb
- 7,698 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
The Butterfly hike is a 2.6-mile out-and-back on the Mingus Mountain trail system in the Verde Ranger District of Arizona's Prescott National Forest. It rises about 368 feet from a low of 7,354 feet to a high of 7,698 feet, and it is rated moderate. The trail is natural-surfaced and open year round. Both horses and bikes are allowed, so it works for riders and pack animals. The Butterfly Trail #536, a mountain biking route, starts just 0.1 mile away. West Rim and Middle, two more biking routes, sit about half a mile off, and Playground Campground (Mingus) is also about half a mile away.
- Butterfly Trail #536Mountain biking0.1 mi
- West RimMountain biking0.5 mi
- MiddleMountain biking0.5 mi
- Playground Campground (Mingus)Camping0.5 mi
- Playground GroupCamping0.5 mi
- Mingus MountainLake fishing1 mi
Roadside CragRock climbingPhoto: Vineet Potdar, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.2 mi- Cherry Creek BoulderRock climbing9.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Upper MescalHiking · Next doorPhoto: Nate Loper • #ArizonaGuide ️, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Yeager CanyonHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: vaxomatic, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- WoodchuteHiking · ~5 min drive
- Black CanyonHiking · ~5 min drive
- Mingus ViewHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: Nate Loper • #ArizonaGuide ️, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Little Yeager CanyonHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: vaxomatic, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- MARTIN CANYONHiking · ~10 min drive
MescalHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: vaxomatic, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Yeager MineHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: vaxomatic, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- West RimHiking · Next doorPhoto: Nate Loper • #ArizonaGuide ️, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
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