Arizona trails · Lane Mountain
Lane Mountain
A 6.7-mile out-and-back in Arizona, with 3,010 ft of climbing. Reaches Lane Spring and other spring/summit destinations. Managed by U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 2.2 and mile 4.5.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Lane Spring (spring)
- Lion Spring (spring)
- Copper Basin Spring (spring)
- Sullivan Spring (spring)
- Lane Mountain (summit)
Getting there
Lane Mountain access. About 1 h 56 min drive (46 mi, 8 of them unpaved) from Prescott Valley. 34.16137, -112.31624 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:08 a.m., the sun rises at 6:33 a.m. and sets at 5:56 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:21 p.m. (MST) — 11 h 23 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 13.4-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 59 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:32 p.m. — 3 h 24 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Wagoner — 11.0 mi
- New River Mesa Trail MT-17 — 23.1 mi