Arizona trails · Four Peaks
Four Peaks
A 10.2-mile out-and-back in Arizona, with 2,827 ft of climbing. Reaches Shake Spring and other spring/summit destinations. Managed by U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 55% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 3.4. It gives back about 2,724 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Shake Spring (spring)
- Granite Spring (spring)
- Buckhorn Mountain (summit)
- Bear Spring (spring)
- Four Peaks (summit)
Getting there
FOUR PEAKS access. 33.67147, -111.24300 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:32 a.m., the sun rises at 5:58 a.m. and sets at 6:51 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:17 p.m. (MST) — 12 h 54 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.3-mile round trip takes roughly 10 h 21 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:18 p.m. — 2 h 33 min before sunset.
Loop options
- FOUR PEAKS + Amethyst Trail + Brown's Peak Trail — 3.8 mi loop, 1,433 ft gain
- FOUR PEAKS + Arizona Trail — 17.8 mi loop, 4,589 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Dutchmans — 17.6 mi