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Grand Enchantment Trail Segment 18: Sunflower Mesa

On Sunflower Mesa

Local route16 km · 10 miBest Apr–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Buchanan Tank Trail 2.4 mi · 3.9 kmExplore Sunflower Mesa →

Gila National ForestApache-Sitgreaves National ForestsBuchanan Tank Trail · Apache-Sitgreaves National ForestsHannah Trail · Apache-Sitgreaves National ForestsHorse Canyon · Apache-Sitgreaves National ForestsApache-Sitgreaves National ForestsGila National ForestGrand Enchantment Trail Segment 19: Lower Mineral Creek · Gila National ForestEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–May, Sep–Nov · highs 14–25 °C (57–77 °F)

  1. J9°-4°43
  2. F11°-3°40
  3. M14°-1°37
  4. A19°3°20
  5. M24°7°19
  6. J29°12°19
  7. J29°15°91
  8. A27°14°98
  9. S25°11°60
  10. O20°5°53
  11. N14°0°38
  12. D9°-4°47

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Grand Enchantment Trail Segment 18: Sunflower Mesa is a local hiking route in Gila National Forest, New Mexico, United States of America, about 16 km (10 mi) in length. It is on Sunflower Mesa. It lies about 42 km northeast of Clifton.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
16 km · 10 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Sunflower Mesa (mountain, 1,709 m; GeoNames)
Nearest town
42 km NE of Clifton (Greenlee County, Arizona) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Gila National Forest
Part of
Grand Enchantment Trail (super) (local route)
Best months
Apr–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
New Mexico
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
From / to
Arizona-New Mexico State Line → Alma
Route centre
33.3769, -108.9751
Route start
33.3693, -109.0470
OpenStreetMap
relation 18869545
Official info
simblissity.net/get/guide-seg18.shtml
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Buchanan Tank Trail

2.4 mi · 3.9 km · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests

Horse Canyon

3.3 mi · 5.3 km · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests

Grand Enchantment Trail Segment 17: Maple Peak

4.6 mi · 7.3 km · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests

Hannah Trail

5.0 mi · 8.0 km · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests

Wild Bunch Trail

5.5 mi · 8.9 km · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests

Baseline

5.7 mi · 9.1 km · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests

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