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Southern AZT conditions in January
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Oct 14, 2018 at 4:10 am #3559727
Due to work, I missed my PCT section hike and am looking at going hiking the AZT (border to Oracle, maybe the Gila river) in mid to late January .
What are typical trail conditions then?
Nov 30, 2018 at 10:56 pm #3566640The nearby Superstitions (east of the Phoenix area) are great in January as the lower elevations can be too hot even in March, … but the higher elevations can require 3+ season gear.  The AZT goes right thru the Superstitions’ Reavis Ranch area, iirc, where I’ve done some hikes.  Some of the peaks can get snow due to elevation, not latitude, like the mountain part of the Chiricahua wilderness (south of I-10 near the state line).  Remember there’s a downhill ski area on the top of the mountains overlooking Tucson and just below the AZT in Sagouro NP (East), I had a snowy campsite with thigh deep snow post-holing even higher.  Then again it could just be chilly and dry ..  Likely be hiking the area enroute to Xmas so I’ll update this.
Dec 3, 2018 at 3:25 am #3567097Not mine but here’s a picture from Mt Lemmon above Tucson where the AZT goes over the mountains today
Source:Â https://m.imgur.com/gallery/tkaceNX
Also saw some snowy tents this Thanksgiving via the AZT in the same area.
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