About Harquahala Byway Staging Area
The Harquahala Byway Staging Area serves as the gateway to the 10.5-mile [**Harquahala Mountain Backcountry Byway**](https://www.blm.gov/visit/harquahala-mountain-backcountry-byway) and the [**Harquahala Mountains Wilderness**](https://www.blm.gov/visit/harquahala-mountains-wilderness). The byway leads to the 5,600-foot Harquahala Mountain summit which provides dramatic views of the surrounding mountain ranges, most notably the [**Eagletail Mountains**](https://www.blm.gov/visit/eagletail-mountains-wilderness). This beautiful Upper Sonoran Desert landscape features majestic saguaros, palo verde and ironwood trees ocotillos, barrel and hedgehog cactus, teddy bear cholla, and many others. Sandy desert washes also traverse the area with lush riparian vegetation along their banks, only carrying water during heavy rainstorms. Due to cooler temperatures and higher precipitation, the upper…
- Managed by: BLM
- Where: 8 mi northeast of Sunwest, AZ · 33.72944, -113.29667
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Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jan–Apr & Nov (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: None.
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Verizon 4G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.
Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Camps nearby
- Gladden Trailer & RV Park 11.9 mi
- Mishroom Rhyolite 17 mi
- Arizona Sunset RV Park 18.1 mi
- Salome KOA Journey 20.3 mi
- Ramblin Roads Five Star RV Resort 23.4 mi
- Saddle Mountain Free Campground 23.6 mi