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Boulder Canyon

East Valley & Superstitions · 5.1 mi · 1,108 ft · ~2h 15m · Free · Dogs on leash

A rocky climb from Canyon Lake into the Superstition Wilderness to a viewpoint over Boulder Canyon, with Weaver's Needle and Battleship Mountain in view.

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Canyon Lake winding between cliffs, with the marina and the Apache Trail along the shore
Boulder Canyon · Smiles1479, CC BY-SA 3.0

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Weaver's Needle rising above rocky desert near Fremont Saddle on the Peralta Trail
Fremont Saddle · David Taylor, CC BY 2.0
Saguaro Lake glittering between rocky canyon walls, seen past saguaros and cholla on the Butcher Jones Trail
Butcher Jones Trail · Owen
Tom's Thumb, a granite tower rising above boulders in the McDowell Mountains
Tom's Thumb · HTBFTBO, CC BY-SA 4.0