On January 5, 2008, Jordan and I joined with others from our ward for a hike on the Siphon Draw trail to the top of Flatiron. This is a peak east of Mesa, part of the Superstition Mountain range, one of the few that actually has a name. Flatiron sticks out from the range like the prow of a great ocean liner but it also resembles an upside down iron. The hike is about 5 miles round-trip but the elevation gain in the 2.5 miles to the top is approximately 2,500 feet.We met at the church early for a quick breakfast and then carpooled to the trailhead which is found in the Lost Dutchman State Park. The weather was great although it was a bit overcast.
We started up the trail which begins with a gradual incline until you reach the stream bed at the bottom of a bare rock gully or basin. Just a few yards into this rock-walled basin, there is a vertical, 40ft dryfall on the left. The photo to the left shows the trail going up the sloping rock to the right of the dryfall. Flatiron is the large protruding rock at the top of this photo.The views from the summit were spectacular. The photo below on the left is looking back down on Siphon Draw trail. The other photo is looking southwest over the valley.
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You did a great job of describing your hike and the area you were hiking. It is beautiful.
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