Superstition Peak via Balanced Rock
7 mi3,416 ft
5,000 ft
2,080 ft
Steep haul up Peak 5057 of the Superstitions, involving some off-trail scrambling and dropping back on Hieroglyphics Trail.
Photos
Gate at the edge of the wilderness
Small pools over water under the petroglyphs
Ancient drawings on the rock
Familiar peaks along the ridgeline
Under the perched rock
Over at the straight lines of Flatiron
Houses scattered throughout Gold Canyon
Painful chute up
Clear view over to Four Peaks
Hills and crests of the Superstition Wilderness
Shadows cast from Weavers Needle
Sun over South Peak
A steep descent down the canyon
Last view up at Superstition Peak
Along the way
Spring 1
- Hieroglyphic Spring
Mountain 1
- Superstitions South Peak
Overlook 1
- Balanced Rock
Ruin 1
- Hieroglyphic Canyon Petroglyphs
Trailhead 1
- Hieroglyphic Trailhead
Junction 2
- Superstitions South Peak Junction
- Lost Goldmine Trail junction
Gate 1
- Superstition Wilderness boundary gate