This page contains JavaScript. Pine Mountain T his 20, 100-acre wilderness straddles the boundary between the Prescott and Tonto National Forests. Lying along the high Verde Rim, the area stands as an island of tall, green timber, surrounded by brush-covered desert mountains with hot, dry mesas and deep canyons. The trees are predominantly ponderosa pine. A great variety of wildlife and plants unfold as the hiker or horseback rider climbs through several life zones en route to the top of Pine Mountain at 6,800 feet.
Big game finds shelter in the heavy cover on steep slopes and canyons.
There are 6 maintained trials within this wilderness.