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Tonto Mountain • Sierra Prieta
• Prescott National Forest
• Yavapai County


Tonto Mountain way in the distance
 

Now closer
 

I finally see the peak again hiking amid the rocks
 

Another shot
 

At the base of the steeper parts
 

Almost there (wipes sweat from brow)
 

Summit ahead. That's not the top rock. Another one in back is
 

The summit rock and some old battlements
 

Look north, the big volcanos are visible
 

Bill Williams (left) and mighty Humphreys (right)
 

Mount Floyd and Trinity in back, I believe
 

Hiking down, in back is Granite Mountain and to the right is Little Granite
 

Some battlement ruins shots, and the hopelessly scratched up benchmark
 

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Date: September 9, 2026 • Elevation: 5,636 feet ✳ • Prominence: 495 feet • Distance: 2.6 miles • Time: 1 hour, 35 minutes • Gain: 760 feet • Conditions: Cloudy, warm, tolerable

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