Marshall Peak and Marshall Saddle - 4.11.2017
We started this hike/scramble at the Marshall Gulch Trailhead... using Marshall Gulch Trail #3... driving through the community of Summerhaven high on Mt. Lemmon to find the trailhead.
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There was running water in Marshall Gulch.
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The 1.2 mile hike in Marshall Gulch was mostly in the trees.
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After hiking 1.2 miles we arrived at Marshall Saddle... we will turn left (south) and follow Aspen Trail #93 back to the car... making a nice loop trip out of the hike.
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Near Marshall Saddle we are looking up toward the Mt. Lemmon summit... the rock formation in the left-center of the photo is Rappel Rock... Lemmon Rock Lookout sits high up on the large rock outcropping on the far right in the photo.
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Looking over toward Window Peak from Marshall Saddle.
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After hiking on Aspen Trail #93 for a quarter-mile or so I decided to leave the maintained trail and head up to the NW summit of Marshall Peak.
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Nearing the NW summit (8296') of Marshall Peak I can look out to the Wilderness of Rocks below Lemmon Rock Lookout... with Window Peak in the distance on the left.
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Returning to the maintained trail from the NW summit of Marshall Peak I can see Tucson out in the valley.
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After returning to Aspen Trail #93 I continued another quarter-mile or so and left the maintained trail and headed for the SE summit of Marshall Peak... I decided to do both summits because I didn't know which of the two was higher.
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This is the SE summit (8306') of Marshall Peak... I have rarely seen a more lousy summit in my life... per my GPS it is 10 feet higher than the NW summit.
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Returning from the SE summit of Marshall Peak... the views are better than those on the actual summit.
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Continuing on Aspen Trail #93... heading for the car now.
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Almost back to the car on Aspen Trail #93... looking across upper Sabino Canyon to some cabins on Syke Knob.
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Closing our loop hike at the trailhead for Aspen Trail #3... we started the hike on Marshall Gulch Trail #3 which is located a stones throw from this trail sign... the entire trip was 4.6 miles, gaining 1258 feet of elevation.
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