Passage #17 - Alamo Canyon

Location:  Tonto National Forest Boundary to Picketpost Trailhead

Length:  11.5 miles

Southern Trailhead:  Tonto National Forest Boundary
- GPS Coordinates: 33.?????° N, 111.?????° W

Northern Trailhead:  Picketpost Trailhead - FR 231
- GPS Coordinates:  33.27184° N, 111.17643° W

Trail Route Description:  This passage begins at a point west of the White Canyon Wilderness on the Tonto National Forest boundary about 0.6 miles due east of Ajax Peak. From here the trail heads west and north until it reaches a two-track road. The route follows this road and then intersects with FR 4. The new route goes right on FR 4 for almost a mile. It then turns left/west onto the newly constructed trail for about 7 miles to the Picketpost Trailhead.

Difficulty:  Moderate

Season(s):  Fall, Winter and Spring

Water:  There is seasonal water at Trough Springs, about a tenth of a mile north of where the route leaves FR 4.

Notes/Warnings:

• All water along this passage should be purified prior to use.

Resources:

• USGS Topographic Maps: Teapot Mountain, Mineral Mountain and Picketpost Mountain.
• Tonto National Forest map.

• BLM Information Center maps.

For more information, contact:

• The Passage Steward
• Tonto National Forest, Globe Ranger District, 7680 S. Six Shooter Canyon Road, Globe, AZ 88501   (928) 425-7189.
• Bureau of Land Management, San Pedro Field Office, 1763 Paseo San Luis, Sierra Vista, AZ 85634   (520) 439-6402.
• BLM Information Center, One North Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004   (602) 417-9300.

Current Trail Information:
3/2008 - The Tonto National Forest is in the process of moving much of the route of this passage from two-track roads and washes to single-track trail.