Photos of the climb up Siphon Draw to the Superstition Mountain Ridgeline
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Climbing Superstition Mountain to the Ridgeline via the Siphon Draw trail is difficult and dangerous. The Forest Service cautions against this climb: "There have been several serious injuries, as people tried to follow a route that climbs up the side of the mountain. Don’t go there." This is the route they are warning you against.

Take cellphones with you. There are intermittent spots on the way up and on top where you can get a cellphone signal.

Make sure you will be able to get down any section that you climb. Rock walls and scree (loose slippery rocks on a slope) can be a lot easier to get up than get down. While climbing 2600 feet is hard on the lungs, getting back down is hard on the muscles and joints.

This climb is best done in the early morning when it's cool and the west side of Superstition Mountain is in the shade. The afternoon sun is brutal. It not only shines on you, it heats the rocks so that you get broiled from all sides. The hike is even harder and more dangerous when the rocks are wet after a rain. It snows on top of Superstition Mountain several times most years.

Monitor the water usage of everyone in your group and turn around when half your water is gone. You tend to use less water when going downhill but it will be hotter, you'll be more tired, plus you need an emergency supply.

Once you're on top there are three things to see as long as you have enough water, time, and energy to get back down.
#1 Head over to Flatiron
#2 Head over and up to the North Peak summit--Peak 5024
#3 Head east on the Superstition Ridgeline for a mile or so. It's neat to look down on Weaver's Needle.

This is one of the most difficult and dangerous routes in the Superstitions. Hopefully these photos will scare off hikers who shouldn't make the trip.
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