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Arizona trails · Pat Mesa

Pat Mesa

A 9.0-mile out-and-back in Arizona, with 664 ft of climbing. Reaches Narrow Spring and other lake/spring/summit destinations. Managed by U.S. Forest Service.

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Length
9.0 mi
Elevation gain
664 ft
Difficulty
Expert
Max grade
30%
Steepest mile
+361 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
2.5 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Managed by
U.S. Forest Service

Elevation profile

4,136 – 4,801 ft123456789

The climbing leans toward the final third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 6.0 and mile 9.0. It gives back about 1,459 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Pat Mesa

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

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Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Clear Creek access. About 3 h 04 min drive (83 mi, 10 of them unpaved) from Safford. 33.29745, -109.23254 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:55 a.m., the sun rises at 6:20 a.m. and sets at 5:44 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:09 p.m. (MST) — 11 h 24 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 18.0-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 20 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:40 p.m. — 4 h 04 min before sunset.

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