Oak Creek Canyon from Wilson Mountain Sedona Overlook

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This is the view from the Sedona Overlook on the south end of Wilson Mountain looking Eastsoutheast. Mitten Ridge and Munds Mountain prominent in the upper middle. I hiked Wilson Mountain in Sedona's Oak Creek Canyon up the North Trail from the Encinosa Campground.

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At 7,122 feet, Wilson Mountain is the highest of the red and white sandstone peaks surrounding Sedona, so its upper slopes provide the best elevated views of the area. The top is a grassy basalt plateau about 2 miles across, rather than a discrete summit, and may be reached from two directions, via steep trails that converge half way up and continue to a second junction in woodland on the plateau. From here one branch goes south to an overlook of Sedona and lower Oak Creek, while the other, longer path leads to the north edge of the plateau for an equally fine panorama of upper Oak Creek. The shorter of the two approach routes still involves a round trip of 10 miles and an elevation gain of 2,200 feet (add 2 miles and 250 feet for the alternative), making this the most strenuous hike near Sedona, but the effort is rewarded by beautiful scenery and relatively few other hikers.
It was named after prospector Richard Wilson

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Sugarloaf Mountain - Chiricahua National Monument - view of fire damage and view to west of Bonita Canyon and entrance to Monument

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This is the view from the Sugarloaf Mountain Trail looking mostly west showing fire damage and areas spared.

The Horseshoe II fire roared through the Chiricahua Wilderness in June, 2011. Much of the wilderness area was devastated by the fire an the floods that came with the 2011 monsoon. Valiant efforts saved much of the Chiricahua National Monument. The western 2/3's to 3/4's of CNM was saved by back fires and suppression efforts. The eastern 1/4 to 1/3 was hit hard but hit spotty. It always amazes me how a wildland fire can scorch an area with intense heat, but completely spare a couple of acres right next to it.


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