Water is sometimes available from several small springs. Elevations range from 2,600 feet at lower Salome Creek to 6,500 feet on Hopkins Mountain. Semi-desert grasslands and chaparral dominate the vegetation. Winters usually freeze and summers often see temperatures exceeding 100 degrees F. Mountain lions are prevalent here with hawks and ravens, deer and many smaller species of animals. Not far to the east lies the Sierra Ancha Wilderness.
Several trails give access to the area.
The Reynolds Trailhead gives access to the Hell's Hole Trail which suddenly steeply descends for 5.3 miles and deadends in Hell's Hole. Fall to spring. Tonto National Forest 2324 E. McDowell Rd. Click here to find out how. Copyright Rodale, Inc. 2001.