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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
Links Search Engines - search the web for "Superstition Benchmark": Wikipedia Search Microsoft Bing Search Google Search Yahoo Search Other Web Sites Superstition Peak at SummitPost.org Superstition Peak at ListsOfJohn.com Weather for Superstition Mountain at Mountain-Forecast.com Weather and Snow National Weather Service Forecast NOAA Snow Depth Map Lists that contain Superstition Benchmark: Sierra Club Desert Peaks Section (Rank #66) Comprehensive Combo Angeles Chapter List (Rank #584) Southern Arizona Hiking Club Emblem Peaks (Rank #37) Southern Arizona Hiking Club List (Rank #326)
Ascent Info Total successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 233 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 222) Selected Trip Reports from this site: 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 2021-01-08 by Gustav Sexauer 2021-03-15 by Rafee Memon (GPS Track)
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Superstition Mountains from the southwest (1969-03-30). Photo by John Vitz. Click here for larger-size photo.
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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 (ENE)
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 Wilderness/Special Area: Superstition Wilderness Area
Topo Map	Goldfield O33111d4 1:24,000
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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Other Photos

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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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