Red Mountain Trail - Flagstaff, AZ - a trail over the Red Mountain in Coconino National Forest

Red Mountain Trail located in Flagstaff, Arizona in the state's Coconino National Forest on the Red Mountain. The mountain rises a thousand feet above the surrounding area and is made up of volcanic cinder cone. The trail takes thirty minutes to walk and is considered to be fairly easy to climb.

The Red Mountain Trail is accessible from highway 180 and is around twenty-five miles from the city of Flagstaff, Arizona. The Peaks Ranger Station which is located at 5075 North Highway 89 can provide additional information about the trail and the mountain itself. The landscape below the trail is amazing.

The trial takes hikers to the top of Red Mountain where the amphitheater is a geologic mystery. Evidence of materials being removed is obvious in the exposed truncated cinder layers of the amphitheater. There are no clear indications of how the theater formed although erosion by water does not seem a possibility to create the extensive feature.

Red Mountain is a beautiful piece of nature inside the forest and the trail is rather easy to maneuver. Anyone in the area should make it a point to visit the mountain and take a hike up the Red Mountain Trail. Even though the trail is considered easy visitors are advised to take an ample supply of water with them.