Petes Mountain
- 2.7 mi
- round trip
- 769 ft
- climb
- 4,831 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Oct–May
- best months
Is Petes Mountain open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Coronado National Forest.
Border Barrier Construction Closure
Agency alert covering Coronado National Forest · Order 03-05-00-26-011 · USFS · Coronado National Forest
No Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Coronado National Forest · USFS · Coronado National Forest
Barfoot Snake Closure Order 03-05-01-24-004
Agency alert covering Coronado National Forest · USFS · Coronado National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Coronado National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Petes Mountain is an easy out-and-back hike in Arizona's Coronado National Forest, within the Nogales Ranger District. The trail is about 2.7 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 769 feet, and it rises from a low point of 4,062 feet to a high of 4,831 feet. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is open year-round. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at a similar elevation show April highs around 76°F and October highs around 79°F, while June and July average in the low 90s. The trail is natural-surface and allows both horses and bikes. Parking is at the Elephant Head trailhead, about 0.6 miles from the start. The Elephant Head Mtn Bike Trail is close by, and the Madera Nature Loop A and Madera Nature Trail #88 are within about 1.6 miles. Kent Springs Cabin, about 2.8 miles away, offers a place to stay.
Local outfitters
- Patagonia RV Park17 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Elephant Head Mtn Bike TrailHiking0.6 mi
Madera Nature Loop AMountain bikingPhoto: Ken Bosma, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.5 mi- Madera Nature Trail #88Mountain bikingPhoto: Ken Bosma, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.6 mi
- Madera Nature Loop BMountain biking1.7 mi
- Madera NatureHiking1.7 mi
- Kent Springs CabinCamping2.8 mi
Santa Cruz RiverCanoeingPhoto: $1LENCE D00600D, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.3 mi- Kentucky Camp Cabin and Headquarters BuildingCamping9.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Super Trail #134Hiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: Matthew Schallan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Elephant Head Mtn Bike TrailHiking · Next door
- Bog Springs Connector Trail #156AHiking · ~4 min drive
- Arizona TrailHiking · ~17 min drive
- Madera NatureHiking · ~3 min drive
- Bog SpringsHiking · ~4 min drive
- Armour Spring Trail #71Hiking · ~7 min drive
- Elephant HeadHiking · ~4 min drive
- Elephant Head SpurHiking · ~4 min drive
- Josephine PeakHiking · ~9 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Madera Nature Loop AMountain biking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Ken Bosma, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Kent Springs CabinCamping · ~5 min drive
Mount HopkinsSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: Wars, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Santa Cruz RiverCanoeing · ~7 min drivePhoto: $1LENCE D00600D, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Petes Mountain
Best months: October–May. 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
61° / 40°
5 wet
Feb
64° / 41°
6 wet
Mar
70° / 45°
5 wet
Apr
76° / 50°
2 wet
May
84° / 57°
2 wet
Jun
93° / 66°
3 wet
Jul
91° / 68°
10 wet
Aug
89° / 68°
12 wet
Sep
87° / 65°
7 wet
Oct
79° / 56°
4 wet
Nov
69° / 47°
4 wet
Dec
60° / 39°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Santa Rita Exp Range, AZ, 4 mi away at 4,300 ft. The station sits about 500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
