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Elevation:	4,926 ft	1,501 m
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Access Issue: Access is via PRIVATE land and may be CLOSED! Dogs Not allowed Details

The access for Mendoza Canyon is via the good graces of the owner of the King Anvil Ranch you pass through to get to the canyon. Dogs are not allowed per land owner request.

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Update from Jeff Mayhew 3.12.14:

Extended Access Info

Matt Walton from the AZ Game and Fish Dept. advised me that extended access to Mendoza Canyon will be allowed to hikers and climbers through a pilot project again this year. The normal closure begins March 1st and runs until September 1st. From March 1st thru April 30th you can contact Matt at 520-400-4022 or at mwalton@azgfd.gov to apply for access. You must have a valid AZ State Land Permit and apply with Matt 10 days to 2 weeks in advance.

You will then be given the combination to the gates on King's Anvil Ranch that lead to Mendoza Canyon. These combinations will be changed every week or 2. Consecutive days of access may be allowed, but overnight camping will not be allowed.

Matt asks that we NOT approach the ranchers about access during this period. All questions should be directed to Matt.

Update from Charles Vernon (12.6.10):
We ran into John King's daughter herding cows yesterday, on the way into the canyon. She was very nice, and we talked to her for a little while. She believes that the missing traps that led to loss of access last year were a result of hikers (climbers? hunters?) whose dogs got caught in the traps, leading to the dog owners taking or destroying the traps to free their dogs.

Regardless of what exactly happened, she made it clear that dogs are not welcome. It sounds as though just heading out there with dogs, without more, could be enough to cause them to rethink access. So please, do not bring dogs to Mendoza!

Description

This is a beautiful little 2 pitch pinnacle with a huge ledge half way up. The summit is pretty large and cool too with trees and a variety of little summits. We all untied and explored the top of this tower. It got its name because there were 5 friends that FA'd this thing together.

Getting There

This pinnacle rests in an alcove roughly 2++ hours hike straight up canyon. Just stay in the drainage, pass Table Dome, go past the drainage for the Bullet and approach the pinnacle from directly below it. Follow the ridge up staying to the right side of it passing a handful of towers along the ridge to the pinnacle all the way at the top.