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id: "11298"
name: Swift Trail Parkway
distance: "33"
duration: Take about 2-3 hours to fully enjoy this byway.
description: The route travels by Mount Graham and is in black bear country. The road climbs steeply, offering breathtaking views of the valley floor below. To the west one can see the Santa Catalinas and then the Gila Valley.
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websites:
  - url: https://www.thearmchairexplorer.com/arizona/swift_trail_parkway.php
    name: The Armchair Explorer
designations:
  - Arizona State Scenic Byway
states:
  - AZ
ll:
  - -109.71396599999997
  - 32.72988099999998
bounds:
  - - -109.87341300000003
    - 32.62027000000006
  - - -109.71396599999997
    - 32.72988099999998

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The Swift Trail Parkway was designated on June 30, 1992, by the Arizona Department of Transportation. This route by the high-rising Mount Graham, the road rises in elevation along the way, from 3,200 feet to 10,720 feet. While summer temperatures at the base of the mountain hover in the 100s the summit rarely tops 78 degrees. The road climbs steeply, offering breathtaking views of the valley floor below. To the west one can see the Santa Catalinas and then the Gila Valley.