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Oak Creek Canyon & Mingus Mountain (Jerome Pass)
United States · AZ-89A
Combines two legendary Arizona stretches: the tight hairpin descent through the red-rock canyon walls of Oak Creek into Sedona, and the technical cliffside switchbacks past the ghost-town copper mining perch of Jerome over 7,023-foot Mingus Mountain into Prescott.
Oak Creek Canyon & Mingus Mountain (Jerome Pass) runs 89 miles between Flagstaff, AZ and Prescott, AZ. We count about 290 corners along it, which is flowing rather than tight. Demanding, and not a road to meet in the wet.
Tank-bag quick reference
- StartFlagstaff, AZ35.1983, -111.6513
- High3,300 ft - 7,023 ft (Mingus Mountain Pass)elevation range
- EndPrescott, AZ34.54, -112.4685
T-CLOCS before you go: tyres and wheels, controls and cables, lights and electrics, oil and fluids, chassis and stand.
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Questions riders ask
- How long does Oak Creek Canyon & Mingus Mountain (Jerome Pass) take to ride?
- About 89 miles. At an unhurried pace with stops that is roughly 2 hours of riding, longer if you are stopping for photographs.
- Where does Oak Creek Canyon & Mingus Mountain (Jerome Pass) start and end?
- It runs between Flagstaff, AZ and Prescott, AZ. Either end works as a start; the route reads the same in both directions.
- Is Oak Creek Canyon & Mingus Mountain (Jerome Pass) a twisty road?
- We count about 290 corners across 89 miles, which is flowing rather than tight.
- Is there a GPX file for Oak Creek Canyon & Mingus Mountain (Jerome Pass)?
- Yes. The GPX is free, there is no account, and the planner will build a route that includes this road alongside others nearby.
Where these numbers come from
Distances and corner counts come from the route's own geometry, not from ratings or votes. Nothing here is crowdsourced and nobody paid to appear.