Keywords: arizona brent johnston brentjohnston coconino national forest coconinonationalforest flagstaff flagstaff ranger district flagstaffrangerdistrict humphreys trail humphreystrail humphreys trail no. 51 humphreystrailno51 kachina peaks wilderness kachinapeakswilderness national forest nationalforest san francisco mountain sanfranciscomountain san francisco peaks sanfranciscopeaks western sneezeweed westernsneezeweed composite volcano compositevolcano flower forest helenium hoopesii heleniumhoopesii hike hiking outdoors strato volcano stratovolcano trail volcano wilderness wildflower united states unitedstates outdoor plant Western sneezeweed (helenium hoopesii) Views along Humphreys Trail No. 50. The trail starts at the Arizona Snowbowl and winds steeply up to Humphreys Peak, the highest point in Arizona at 12,633 feet. Humphreys Peak is one of several named peaks in the San Francisco Peaks (aka San Francisco Mountain or simply "the Peaks"). The mountain is an extinct stratovolcano. The 5+ mile hike ascends over an elevation gain of over 3,000 feet, and generally take 6 to 8 hours to complete. Brent Johnston of the Coconino National Forest took this photo on a weekend family hike, July 24, 2015. Credit: U.S. Forest Service, Coconino National Forest. For more information about this trail, see the Humphreys Trail No. 51 trail description on the Coconino National Forest website. Western sneezeweed (helenium hoopesii) Views along Humphreys Trail No. 50. The trail starts at the Arizona Snowbowl and winds steeply up to Humphreys Peak, the highest point in Arizona at 12,633 feet. Humphreys Peak is one of several named peaks in the San Francisco Peaks (aka San Francisco Mountain or simply "the Peaks"). The mountain is an extinct stratovolcano. The 5+ mile hike ascends over an elevation gain of over 3,000 feet, and generally take 6 to 8 hours to complete. Brent Johnston of the Coconino National Forest took this photo on a weekend family hike, July 24, 2015. Credit: U.S. Forest Service, Coconino National Forest. For more information about this trail, see the Humphreys Trail No. 51 trail description on the Coconino National Forest website. |