On a family trip to the Tetons last fall, Jim Greer, an entrepreneur and project manager from Ogden, Utah, started thinking ...

During those warnings, the Echo Canyon and Cholla trails on Camelback Mountain, the Piestewa Peak Summit trail, and three trails on South Mountain are closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Fire Department ...

A Watch is upgraded to an Extreme Heat Warning when dangerous heat is imminent or already occurring. Phoenix’s Echo Canyon and Cholla trails on Camelback Mountain, Piestewa Peak Summit trail, and ...

Piestewa Peak’s iconic summit marker was stolen, upsetting hikers who cherished it as a symbol of achievement and shared outdoor tradition.

The team behind the AllTrails app has just announced a new premium membership plan called “Peak,” designed to provide members with additional mapping, planning, and on-trail features.

The Piestewa Peak Freedom Trail and the Piestewa Peak Summit Trail are both accessible from the 302 trailhead located at 2701 E. Piestewa Peak Drive.

Camelback Mountain’s Echo Canyon and Cholla trails and Piestewa Peak’s Summit Trail will continue to be restricted for hikers from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. when NWS issues an extreme heat warning.

Blocking Piestewa may have deterred hundreds of hikers, as about 56% fewer people tackled the Piestewa Summit Trail during this summer's heat warnings compared with 2020, according to The Republic's ...