Santa Catalina front range
Ventana Canyon hike
Ventana Canyon Trail #98. The guide lists a Pima County trailhead at 6601 N. Resort Dr.
Lower heat exposure before 9am, skip from 12pm (98F forecast at 2pm). Sunset about 6:01pm. Forecast updated 4:07am.
Check conditions before you go.
Today
Today, hour by hour. Sunset is about 6:01pm, and later hours aren't rated.
Tomorrow morning
Tomorrow from 5am to noon, if the forecast goes that far.
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NWS alerts
No weather alerts for this trail as of the last update.
NWS HeatRisk, experimental
Level 1 (Minor) for 2026-10-07. HeatRisk is an experimental NWS product. For official heat warnings, go by NWS watches, warnings, and advisories.
Trail facts
Trailhead location
Southern end of USFS trail line Ventana #98 (0.8 mile segment). 32.32799, -110.85305. The pin is the end of the mapped trail line, not a surveyed parking lot. The March 2025 guide address is 6601 N. Resort Dr. The Census geocoder did not match that address. Source: USFS EDW TrailNFS Publish, retrieved Oct 2, 2026.
Elevation
3,010 ft. From USGS elevation data for the map pin. The pin location is approximate, so this number is too.
Forecast area elevation
3,133 ft for the NWS forecast area near Catalina Foothills, AZ. The NWS forecasts for squares about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) across, so it can be hotter or cooler on the trail itself. Forecast updated 4:07am MST.
Water
The March 2025 guide lists drinking water at the Pima Canyon and Finger Rock trailheads and does not list it for Ventana. The guide says the trail crosses the wash many times and names Maiden Pools at 2.5 miles. Source: USFS front-range guide, March 2025.
Sun and shade
We don't have hour-by-hour shade information for this trail.
Distance
Guide, one way: 1 mile to the wilderness boundary, 2.5 miles to Maiden Pools, 6.7 miles to the junction with Trail #42, 7 miles to The Window. Source: USFS front-range guide, March 2025.
Hours
The guide's sunrise-to-sunset note covers these Pima County trailheads, including Ventana. Source: USFS front-range guide, March 2025.
Official links
Nearby trails
- Phoneline Trail (2.2 miles away)
- Sabino Canyon (2.2 miles away)
- Seven Falls (Bear Canyon Trail) (2.3 miles away)
See also the heat guide, the monsoon guide, and today's conditions on every trail.