Mattie Earp Grave
Date: | Destination: | Mattie Earp Grave Site | |||||
Level: | All | Area: | Superior | ||||
Approx hike distance in miles: | .25 | Hike leader: | |||||
Low to high elevation gain: | 0 | Hike leader phone: | |||||
Accum elevation gain in feet: | Hike leader email: | ||||||
Departure time - Union Center parking lot: | Please arrive 10 minutes early to check in | ||||||
Recommended gas donation: | $10 | ||||||
Unpaved miles: | 1.50 | Park entry fee per vehicle: | No | ||||
Road conditions: | Fair | Website for reference info: | N/A | ||||
High clearance vehicle req'd: | Suggested | Trailhead GPS coordinates: | |||||
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Maintained Trail: | Yes | Uneven Footing: | No | ||||
Steep Side Drop-offs: | No | Steep Trail: | No | ||||
Off Trail (scratchy): | No | Slippery Trail Surfaces: | No | ||||
Use of Hands Required: | No | Boulder Hopping: | No | ||||
Difficulty : | Moderate | Water Crossings: | No | ||||
Restrooms at Trailhead: | No | Gloves Required: | No |
Special Instructions:
There will be a sign for the cemetery once you arrive. The cemetery is fenced in, you can walk in through the gate and look at all the old headstones.
Directions:
Take Felix Road north to Arizona Farm Road. Turn right. Turn left on AZ 79. Go approximately 10 miles to Hwy 60. Go east on Hwy 60 towards Globe. On Hwy 60 turn left just past mile marker 225. This is directly across from the Airport Road. If you see the sign “Entering Superior”, you have gone to far. There is no road sign there, the Imery’s Mine buildings are on the left. After turning off Hwy 60 go .6 miles, stay left on Road #8 for another .4 miles. Turn right on another road, there is no sign. Go .8 miles to the cemetery. (There is 1.5 miles of dirt road in dry weather almost any vehicle can make it)