Arizona trails · Ws Lake
Ws Lake
A 9.0-mile out-and-back in Arizona, with 1,477 ft of climbing. Reaches Bear Mountain and other lake/spring/summit destinations. Managed by U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 54% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 3.0. It gives back about 1,616 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Bear Mountain (summit)
- Bear Spring (spring)
- W S Mountain (summit)
- W S Lake (lake)
- Campbell Flat Lake (lake)
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 17.9-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 07 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:27 p.m. — 3 h 17 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Telephone Short Cut + Sawmill + Ws Lake — 11.8 mi loop, 1,860 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Cow Flat — 6.6 mi
- Little Blue — 8.8 mi
- Ad Bar — 12.9 mi
- Horse Canyon — 13.6 mi