Santa Rita Mts: Hike to Rogers Rock

Dist: 4.5 mile lollipop
TH El: 5,450'
High Point: 6437'
El Gain: 1,050'
Accum. Gain: 1,450'* Rated "B/C" Beginner/Intermediate (http://files.meetup.com/372195/Hike%20Rating%20Scale.pdf)
** No dogs please

NOTE: This hike may cancel if snowy conditions exist

DEPART from Boot Barn at 10:00 SHARP!!!
Hike STARTS at 11:00ish

If you wish to car pool, a convenient location to meet is the Boot Barn on Ajo Way. Meet near the Subway (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Boot+Barn&cid=8359379665366749659&t=h&z=15)

Or, you can meet us at the Mt Wrightson trail head for an 11:00 hike start.

Trail head: Lat/Long: 31.713444, -110.873286 (http://goo.gl/maps/rBPDN)
The Mt Wrightson parking lot is the very last one at the dead end of Madera Canyon Rd. Rest rooms and maps are available here.

The trail head is approximately 1 hour/40 miles south of Tucson.
There is a Google route map here. (https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Boot+Barn,+3776+South+16th+Avenue,+Tucson,+Arizona+85713&daddr=S+Madera+Canyon+Rd&hl=en&sll=31.707432,-110.87368&sspn=0.021577,0.038581&geocode=FecA6wEdoIpi-SlvEoFup3DWhjHbEc8IhHsCdA%3BFYfo4wEdkTFk-Q&mra=me&mrsp=1&sz=15&t=m&z=10)

A Madera Canyon Trail Map is here. It is a printable PDF

There is a hike description and directions to the rock here (http://files.meetup.com/372195/Rogers%20Rock%20hike%20in%20the%20Santa%20Rita%20Mts.pdf).

Madera Canyon is a fee area - $5.00 per car or Federal pass
These fees for recreational use will hopefully allow
the Forest Service to continue to subsidize grazing
leases and timber sales at their present generous levels.

Links with more info:FAQ - Passes, Permits & Fees (http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/coronado/passes-permits/recreation/?cid=fswdev7_018712)