The Young Highway

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84.6 km

Length

+2,097 m

Ascent

−1,433 m

Descent

1,960 m

Highest point

Hairpins

10.1%

Max gradient

1h 53min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 1,960 m

12 °C fog

wind 4 m/s · clouds 85%

At the start

20 °C fair

wind 3 m/s · clouds 19%

	Min	Max	Precipitation	Wind
Friday 23 Oct	8 °C	15 °C	1.2 mm	4 m/s	clearsky
Saturday 24 Oct	6 °C	13 °C	3.4 mm	3 m/s	rainshowers
Sunday 25 Oct	6 °C	13 °C	0.1 mm	3 m/s	clearsky

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/23/26, 12:47 AM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: High mountain road
Surface: gravel 33%, asphalt 57%

Roads nearby

The Apache Trail

68.6 km
Length: +1,442 m
Ascent

Mogollon Rim

83.9 km
Length: +1,537 m
Ascent

The Rim Road

69.6 km
Length: +972 m
Ascent

84.6 km · 2 hairpins · 1,960 m

Elevation profile

What does The Young Highway look like?

Roosevelt Diversion Dam 2 (4308356194) · Alan Stark from Goodyear, AZ, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Gila County

33.56540, -110.95366

Finish

Gila County

34.15100, -110.91649

Along the road

Viewpoints

Roosevelt Diversion Dam 8.6 km · 677 m

3 unnamed places along the road, from 8.6 km to 28.5 km.

Toilets

3 unnamed places along the road, from 8.7 km to 9.2 km.

Parking

Reynolds Trailhead 44.3 km · 1,589 m

7 unnamed places along the road, from 8.7 km to 78.4 km.