The Four Peaks Trifecta Adventure. Four Peaks Trail, Roosevelt Dam, and Apache Trail.
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History of the Four Peaks Wilderness:
This Wilderness was established in 1984, and contains approximately 60,740 acres with a major mountain rising up in its center from the desert foothills. The Four Peaks themselves are visible for many miles, and are one of the most widely recognized landmarks in central Arizona. The rapid change in elevation produces interesting and unique plant and animal communities. Elevations range from 1,900 feet near Apache Lake to 7,600 feet on Brown's Peak.
The highlands are covered with Ponderosa pines and some Douglas firs. There's even a few aspen on the north side of Brown's Peak. Below that you'll find dense thickets of pinon, manzanita and Gambel oak. Below that the grasslandsblend into the ocotillo, cholla, saguaro and paloverde growth of typical Sonoran Desert countryside. Canyons that hold water flows often are shaded with sycamores and cottonwoods.
The bulk rock of the uplands in Four Peaks Wilderness is made up of Precambrian granite and schists, although the sheer rock faces of the peaks themselves are a cap of Precambrian quartzite and shale. This rock is all clearly exposed in Cottonwood and Boulder Canyons and along Buckhorn Ridge. South of the main peaks themselves (and rising above Apache Reservoir) you'll find the Painted Cliffs: a zone of layered ash flows and volcanic tuffs deposited during the Cenozoic age. That makes the time difference between deposition of the volcanic materials and the solidifying of the underlying igneous/metamorphic rock between 2 and 3 billion years...
As hard as it is to get around in this broken and incised countryside, back in the mining days there were several roads cut into these mountains. Some of them are still in use as hiking trails. A large fire in 1996 burned off a large portion of this property and formerly treed areas still haven't recovered. This area is pretty dense with the black bears but you'll also find skunks, ring-tailed cats, deer, javelinas, mountain lions and coyotes. You'll also want to look out for centipedes, millipedes, black widow spiders, scorpions and rattlesnakes.
All footage filmed with the following equipment :
DJI Osmo Action 4 (Main Camera)
DJI Osmo Action 3 camera x2
DJI Air 2S Drone
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It must have been january 1981 we made a Sunday morning run to the Peaks , hauled a truck bed full of snow back to Bell rd for a snowball battle with the neighbors. Where did the time go?😂
Sounds like some great memories!
What model of drone do you use? Enjoyed your video. I have made this run serveral times on my quad. Ride over to 188, have lunch at Butcher Hook and then ride back to the staging area off the Highway 87. Thanks for sharing. Kimbol
Thank you so much I really appreciate you watching. The Drone I use is a DJI air2s
Appreciate the quick reply and the channel!
There was a massive fire from what started down on BUSH hyw June 2020 Kept us off the trails during the Vid nightmare. It burned thousands of wildland. .....
The Bush Fire was a human-caused[1] wildfire that started in the Tonto National Forest northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. It burned 193,455 acres (78,288 ha). The fire started on June 13, 2020 near the intersection of Bush Highway and SR 87 and was fully contained on July 6, 2020[2]
That area was burned due to a car fire. The person stopped on the highway heading south on the 87 just south of the Bush Highway and the fire spread to the brush along the highway.
Lightning started the fire in the Four Peaks area.
Apparently, not the area in my video... I knew it looked suspicious.
I do know that lightning caused the major fire. It will take years for that area to recover
www.wildernessneed.org/four-peaks-wilderness-still-recovering-from-1996-fire/#:~:text=Four%20Peaks%20has%20been%20badly,something%20different%E2%80%94a%20partial%20loop
Someone’s car caught fire and they pulled over and caught the dry bush on fire. It was windy and jumped the road. Tfs 🤙🏽🌺
My buddy and I did that in the late 90’s in his CJ7. Camped up top. I did it a few years later in my 1965 ford 2wd. Beautiful place.
It surely is!
That backside of Four Peaks Trail can be treacherous in the snow.
I did that after a good rain...in a Jeep Wrangler Sport...was like driving on a melted marshmallow...
@@TheNotSoOrdinaryCarGuy I'm sure it can. I myself have never run it in the snow though
So the GPS function works good with on X? Do you need to subscribe to get it to work right? If you subscribe, do the advertising quit?
It does. Just make sure you download the offline maps before you head out. That way when you lose service, it still works. I've never seen any advertising on OnX... I couldn't tell you. I use both OnX and trails offroad. Both have their strong and weak points but I love them both
Nice to see water in the lake! Back on 05’ you could drive 1/2 mile down to find water. It was really dry then
Four Peaks has been off my list for some time now. I used to drive it on a regular basis starting back in the 60s when it was a real 4x4 road or you wouldn't make it. We'd sometimes camp up near Lone Pine Saddle and you could see the fountain down at Fountain Hills when it ran 24/7 and was illuminated at night and then down the El Oso road on the backside to Roosevelt Lake. We'd use our geological survey maps and check out the various springs on the mountain. We'd also follow the ridges heading south from the road that would eventually drop us into Butcher Jones Beach at Saguaro Lake.
The road has been greatly improved since then to where you could take your land yacht up it after church on Sunday. The proliferation of everybody and their dog with an ATV, UTV, dirt bike or shiny new 4x4 using the road as their personal race track and party area has totally soured it for me. Same holds for the Sugarloaf Mountain road on the opposite side of the Beeline highway where it leads to Sycamore Creek.........totally ruined.
I definitely get that. A lot of things really change over time. Some for the better, some for the worse. Alot of the woods and places that I played in when I was a kid, aren't even there anymore. Progress can definitely be heartbreaking
Awesome video cant wait to get out there in October
Yeah man!
Your advice is pretty bad regarding who should take what vehicle on this road. No cars or low clearance vehicles should be on this road.
You even got bothered by a trail of people in front-end of you. Who were all in capable vehicles..
Thanks for sharing the video at the least. Enjoy easy dirt roads in your $60k bronco.
@stefanb18 Not sure where you get that I said it's ok to bring low clearance vehicles out there, as I specifically say not too..... 4:17 - 5:20 Especially sports cars. You can easily run this road however, in suitable passenger vehicles like crossovers such as a RAV4, Bronco Sport, Jeep Renegade, or Subaru Outback....just to name a few. You do not need a 4wd vehicle for the route at all. It's a glorified dirt road. I am also not sure how you feel I was bothered by anybody on the trail. What I did say is that I was behind a group of that is running slower than I was planning (which was fine) and that's just a regular statement, not acting bothered. Thank you, I enjoy many trails, easy and hard, in my $55,000 Bronco. They are amazing! I feel myself blessed to be able to afford something nice in my life for once. I've had old and used cars most of my life and I worked hard for the Bronco, so I appreciate it. Seriously though, what does it matter what my Bronco even costs? In today's standards what I paid for my Bronco is actually pretty inexpensive. Should I only run trails in something old and cheap?
@BuckinLifeoffroad your response is the best I've ever encountered after a bad day and acting out online like a tool. I can't dispute anything you said.
You earned that beautiful truck, and sorry for my harshness. Enjoy our great state.
Hey, absolutely no worries. We all have our days. Hope your day ends well.
🫡 inspiring content
This was literally the first trail I ever ran back in 2007. I had just bought a Arizona trails guide book and Jeep Patriot. 17 years and ten jeeps later….. let’s just say it’s been quite a ride! Love four peaks. It’s beautiful and has some good hiking trails off it.
Very cool! Never too late to get back out there! I appreciate you watching very much.
Ten Jeeps?! Dude, I still own my very first Wrangler...for the last ten years...and it will be may last one!
You bought 10 jeeps in 17 years? That's why I love my Range Rovers. Don't need so many, so often. Love this trail!
@@len9483And a handful of other vehicles. Variety is the spice of life!
Thanks for publishing this! It has brought me back to my off-roading roots. I hope to make it back there someday.
It's my pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching.
My parents had a mining camp half a mile from Sycamore Creek at the base of Sugarloaf Mountain, the opposite of going to Four Peaks. I lived there 4 years in the late 1980s. I traveled Four Peaks Road many times. Another prospector lived south of Mesquite Wash up Four Peaks Road. Between the southern peak 4 and peak 3 is a famous Amaythist mine. In 2006, I found yucca fruits 5" to 11" long, like eggplants in the shape of yams. Usually, these yucca fruits don't get larger than 4" long.
Very cool story! I didn't know that about yucca... Very cool! Thank you so much for sharing that experience. I appreciate you watching as well 😊
Yeah I attempted this and then aborted in an accord, hoping to find a 4Runner for this winters adventures, the problem with driving accords or civics on these types of roads is that the definition of “primitive road” can vary greatly and sometimes it goes from not too bad to oh shiiii in a couple seconds, this road might not even be considered primitive idk just depends on if they got out there with a sign I guess lol
Yes, very much so. When I first moved out here I went the front way up to crown king in my Altima... Then I decided to try and keep going to the out the back way 😂😂I turned around pretty fast.
im from thar move a way in 90 now that im older i miss it so much 1 day ill move back but for now i injoy the vedo that i can see thanks you for that
You are so very welcome! It makes me happy I can bring a little bit of Arizona to you. Thank you so much for watching my friend
Apache lake is worth a visit. It seems they have opened a bit more of Apache trail over the past 2 years. Last time we went that way, it was closed at the lake turn off.
Yes and hopefully sometime this year they will open the remaining section so we can go all the way through
Maybe one of those dual compressor systems?
The one I have works perfectly fine for right now, but once that one goes out I'm going to upgrade.
I’ve driven this many times in a regular car.
I'm not saying it's not possible.... There are a few spots where even I scraped, and I have 12 in of clearance. Definitely a few bad washed out areas now. I mean I wouldn't bring a low sitting sports car out there....
Which drone,is that?
It's a DJI Air 2s
Apache trail is now open all the way.
Sure is! I'll get out there soon. Going overlanding this weekend! 😁 Northern AZ!
@@drysoriI was there the day before they opened, hoping to drive it one time while it was smoothed out a bit but nope lol
I smashed that road in a 03 GTi lol was a blast! But I normally took my ATC out there
Haha nice. Sounds like it was a great time! BTW, I like your channel. I've seen a bunch of your vids. Always entertaining!
Awesome!!!! I have to plan a trip out west! My are relocating to Texas, so at least that puts us a little closer.
Exploring the west is magical
Nice photography,
I got to do that trail before the Bush fire that started on June 13, 2020 near the intersection of Bush Highway and SR87. It burnt up to 193,455 acres. I heard a Prius broke down on the side of the highway and that's how it started, I don't know if that's true though. It's a beautiful area. I am glad you finally got to drive this awesome trail. You will have to do the Apache Trail when it opens back up. Back in the 60's we used to drive across the dam before the bridge. That was so much fun as a kid. I think it would be a little scary to me now.
Yes it was a long time coming and very worth it. I'll definitely head out there again sometime. Thank you very much for watching
Was lucky enough to do this in a Nissan sentra in 2016, took 2 hours and had to use Low gear a few times because it was sprinkling and later snowed when we go to the saddle
Yeah a Sentra would definitely iffy nowadays. Only in three or four sections though
Guy's on a gnarly fire road and steers like he's got a suicide knob on the wheel...lol
Me or someone else?
You didn't drive up to pine trees what a waste.
Driving the four peaks trail is definitely not a "waste". A waste, is leaving a negative comment 😉
Great video! I've been meaning to take my outback wilderness to do this trail.
You'll have no issues in the subi. Do it up! Glad you enjoyed the video.