A snow-covered landscape featuring red rock cliffs and sparse trees under a partly cloudy sky. — **Plate I.** Snowy trail leading to Red Mountain Trailhead. Photograph by Brady Smith; Coconino National Forest, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

**Plate II.** Ladder into amphitheater, Red Mountain Trail. Photograph by Brienne Magee; Coconino National Forest, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

**Plate III.** Cinder formations, Red Mountain Trail. Photograph by Coconino National Forest, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

**Plate IV.** Volcanic amphitheater, Red Mountain Trail. Photograph by Coconino National Forest, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

**Plate V.** Natural amphitheater along Red Mountain Trail. Photograph by Coconino National Forest, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Red Mountain Trailhead

Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona. Trail.

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Where: Flagstaff, Coconino County, AZ. No street address stated. Directions
When: About 30 mins one way.
Getting there: Head northwest on U.S. Highway 180; about 25 miles from Flagstaff (at milepost 247 along the shoulder of the highway), turn left at a large Forest Service sign that announces the Red Mountain Geologic Area. Drive about a quarter mile on the dirt road to a parking space at the trailhead.
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Closed on federal holidays).
Access: No overnight camping; dogs must always be on a leash, and owners must pick up after their pets.
Phone: 928-526-0866
Managed by: USDA Forest Service, Coconino National Forest.
Coordinates: 35.5230589, -111.8754372.

Volcanic cinder cone that rises 1,000 feet above the surrounding landscape, in the shape of a 'U' with a large natural amphitheater cutting into the cone's northeast flank.

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