Camelback

On Saturday, we hiked from Echo Canyon Parkway to the summit of Camelback Mountain (elevation = 2,704 feet).

The trail is about 1.2 miles (one way) and the elevation gain is 1,264 feet.

According to the Phoenix government website, "This is a very strenuous trail recommended only for experienced hikers."

It was mostly massive granite with a few mafic inclusions. There was a small felsite dike at the summit. Many granites contain numerous pegmatite and quartz veins, but in this case, either they had been eroded off the top or they were never present in the first place.

The Lost Echo Canyon Gold Mine was either a hoax or it is extremely well hidden. The lost mine was originally reported by William "One Eared Bill" Sunomono, a member of the infamous Sunomono clan that terrorized the Old Wild West. Honesty was never one of old One Ear's strong points.