Page Type: | Mountain/Rock |
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Lat/Lon: | 33.75133°N / 112.08716°W |
County: | Maricopa |
Activities: | Hiking |
Season: | Spring, Fall, Winter |
Elevation: | 2277 ft / 694 m |
Dixie Mountain is a summit in North Phoenix accessed from the Desert Vista Trailhead.
It is part of a mountain oasis that has quickly been surrounded by suburbia. As part of the Sonoran Preserve, it is protected from development, allowing people to enjoy some wilderness within the encroaching development.
There is an excellent trail network in the area, leading to a few summits in the area, including Union Hills Peak 2,383’ to the south and Western Vista 2,090’ to the west.
From the trailhead, take the main Hawks Nest Trail for a little over a third of a mile, and then you reach the Dixie Mountain Loop. You can continue on the trail which reaches Dixie Mountain 1.6 miles from the trailhead, via a 0.2 mile summit trail. The elevation gain is 720’. You can return the way you came or you can continue on and take the loop the other way around.
You can also turn left and take the longer northern loop. From there, it is 3.5 miles to the summit gaining 1,030’. You can easily add Western Vista 2,090’ via an off-shoot trail that adds about 0.7 miles total to the trip and an additional 320’.