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Martha's Butte route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back

Martha's Butte

Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

2.7 mi

Distance

335 ft

Elev. Gain

56m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Martha's Butte unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

National Park Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,688 ft
Max:1,715 ft
Gain:102 ft
Loss:102 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,688 ft and 1,715 ft across 2.7 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,688 ft1,697 ft1,706 ft1,715 ft0.0 mi0.7 mi1.3 mi2.0 mi2.7 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,693 ft
High point1.3 mi1,715 ft
End2.7 mi1,693 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by National Park Service

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Woodruff, AZ · about 12 mi away
County:
Apache County, AZ
Jurisdiction:
Petrified Forest National Park · National Park Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

  • Operator:928-524-6228
  • Address:Exit 311, Interstate 40 · Petrified Forest, AZ · 86028
We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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