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Elephant Head, Arizona, January 2025

February 5, 2025 by Paul McClellan Leave a Comment

On Friday, January 24, I joined a large Southern Arizona Hiking Club outing to climb Elephant Head, a rock buttress on the west end of the Santa Rita Mountains. There were 16 of us, 5 men and 11 women, led by Bill Bens and Tammy Derickson. This was the first visit for many of us. The climb of Elephant Head was more than I and others had expected. But everyone reached the top and returned without incident to our cars in good spirits.

The South Face of Elephant Head from the Quantrell Mine Trail
The South Face of Elephant Head from the Quantrell Mine Trail

We met that cold morning in Tucson and caravanned south, then east, leaving asphalt and finishing the drive on dirt/gravel roads. Bill set a brisk pace from the beginning and I tried to keep up from near the end of the group. At a few rest stops I was able to get some photos but otherwise I just kept moving.

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Filed Under: Climbing Tagged With: Arizona, Elephant Head, Santa Rita Mountains, Southern Arizona Hiking Club

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