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Arizona
Lower Rhyolite
1.5 mi
Distance
1,638 ft
Gain
44 min
Time
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Inside Chiricahua National Monument
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Lower Rhyolite
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,638 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,638 ft
- Highest point
- 5,923 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,354 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Lower Rhyolite is a 1.46-mile out-and-back trail in Arizona managed by the National Park Service. The route gains 493 feet of elevation and loses 1,077 feet.
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