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Originally Posted by gusmahler
How difficult is the hike to the top of Humphries?
Not, if you're in decent shape. Five miles each way, 3500 foot gain, starting at a bit over 9K, so it'll get you breathing, but the trail is fine (albeit hard to spot in some spots in the tundra zone — it's barely marked, and you're supposed to stay on it because there's a rare endemic plant, lives nowhere but the tundra zone [the only spot in AZ] on that peak) — no rock scrambling at all. This time of year there's still a moderate amount of snow, so most of the advice you'll see is to wait until June, but it was no problem.
Definitely recommended. On a really clear day I'll bet you could see 200 miles in most directions — yesterday there was some haze from the fires but I still think we could see five states.