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The Praying Monk formation on the southeast face is the shot everyone posts, but the ridge routes above Echo Canyon are where the real character shows. Camelback is a hiking and climbing destination right in the middle of the Valley, accessible enough that you can squeeze it into a morning, challenging enough that you'll feel it the next day. The rock gets called "choss" by the purists, which just means more routes for everyone else.
Three honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Intense Hike · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2023 · Best Hike · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Intense Hike · Best of Phoenix
One number, weighted & current 55
How we score
Nearby in the record closest first
- Mountain Shadows Resort Scottsdale Stay · 80
- Hearth ’61 Eat · 44
- Elements Eat · 77
- Jade Bar - Sanctuary Resort and Spa Drink · 75
- Sanctuary Spa Do · 54
- JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa Stay · 81
- Lincoln Steakhouse & Bar Eat · 44
- El Chorro Lodge Eat · 67
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