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Superstition Benchmark, Arizona
Prominence: 1817 ft, 553 m
Elevation: 5057 feet, 1541 meters
True Isolation: 9.61 mi, 15.46 km
Elevation Info:
NAVD88 Elevation
: 5059 ft / 1542 m
Peak Type
Benchmark/Trig Point
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)
33° 24' 40'' N, 111° 24' 3'' W
33.411073, -111.400821 (Dec Deg)
462731 E 3696932 N, Zone 12 (UTM)
Country
United States
State/Province
Arizona
County/Second Level Region
Pinal
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Superstition Peak at SummitPost.org
Superstition Peak at ListsOfJohn.com
Weather for Superstition Mountain at Mountain-Forecast.com
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Lists that contain Superstition Benchmark:
Sierra Club Desert Peaks Section
(Rank #65)
Southern Arizona Hiking Club Emblem Peaks
(Rank #38)
Southern Arizona Hiking Club List
(Rank #323)
Ascent Info
Total successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users:
206
Show all viewable ascents/attempts
(Total: 197)
Selected Trip Reports from this site:
1984-04 by William Musser
2009-11-22 by Graeme Rankine
2013-11-09 by James Morehouse (GPS Track)
2014-02-23 by Jonathan Scislow
2015-12-27 by James Morehouse (GPS Track)
2015-12-28 by Craig Jones
2016-01-12 by Craig Jones
2016-01-30 by Eric Kassan (GPS Track)
2016-01-30 by Richard Hensley (GPS Track)
2016-04-10 by Craig Jones
2016-04-11 by Vic Hanson
2017-01-24 by Craig Jones
2017-09-30 by Nathan Tenney
2017-11-12 by Nathan Tenney
2017-12-23 by Megan Birdsill (GPS Track)
2018-02-27 by Paul McClellan (GPS Track)
2019-01-08 by Ryuga Hatano
2019-03-27 by Seb Kraemer
2019-12-30 by Whiley Hall (GPS Track)
2020-01-18 by Rob Anthony
Nearby Peak Searches:
Radius Search - Nearest Peaks to Superstition Benchmark
Elevation Ladder from Superstition Benchmark
Prominence Ladder from Superstition Benchmark
Superstition Mountains from the southwest (1969-03-30). Photo by
John Vitz
.
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Prominence
Key Col Page
(Detailed prominence information)
Clean Prominence
: 1817 ft/553 m
Optimistic Prominence
: 1857 ft/565 m
Key Col
: 3240 ft/988 m
Isolation
Isolation Page
(Detailed isolation information)
Distance: 9.61 mi/15.46 km
Isolation Limit Point
: 33.435, -111.1983
Nearest Higher Neighbor
in the
PBC database
:
La Barge Mountain
(E)
Ranges
Continent:
North America
Range2:
Intermountain West
Range3:
Southwest Basins and Ranges
Range4:
Southeast Arizona Ranges
Range5:
Northeast Tucson Area
Range6:
Superstition Mountains (Highest Point)
Drainage Basins
Gila
Colorado
Gulf of California
Pacific-Central America/Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Ownership
Land: Tonto National Forest
Topo Map
Goldfield O33111d4 1:24,000
Data Source
1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
Dynamic Map
Superstition Benchmark
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Other Photos
View of the summit trail coming up to the peak (2017-09-30). Photo by
Nathan Tenney
.
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Views to the Northeast from the peak; Weaver's Needle to the right and Four Peaks in the back left (2017-09-30). Photo by
Nathan Tenney
.
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Views down canyon with the wave cave on the east side of ridgeline trail (2017-09-30). Photo by
Nathan Tenney
.
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View coming up towards the peak from the ridgeline trail (2017-11-12). Photo by
Nathan Tenney
.
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Sign on the ridgeline pointing back down the Carney Springs trail (2017-11-12). Photo by
Nathan Tenney
.
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Getting ready to ascend Superstition Peak with the Superstition Wilderness in the background (2017-11-12). Photo by
Nathan Tenney
.
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