Why Hiking Camelback Mountain in Phoenix Should Be on Your Travel Bucket List

The mountain has been considered a sacred site by local Native American tribes, and its name comes from its silhouette, which looks like a kneeling camel's head and hump. As you head up the trail, you're climbing along a colorful mix of granite, conglomerate rock, and sandstone with barrel cactus, creosote, and saguaro cactus around. You're joining the company of about 700,000 people each year who take on the Cholla or Echo Canyon trails up Camelback Mountain to stand at the summit and overlook the Salt River Valley.