Queen Victoria is a sandstone spire that sits on the saddle of Painted Dome and The Teapot in the Mitten Range near Sedona. Its beauty is best seen heading south on Oak Creek Canyon road. It is also a classic rock climb!  The Regular Route is rated 5.7 and was first climbed by Chuck Martens in 1969. It is a short but awesome outing!

The route:

The Route starts and finishes at the River Road car park 15 mins out of Minginui. In the anti-clockwise directing it begins by following the Whirinaki River for 16 km of well-maintained trail and easy running to Wririnaki Central hut. This is the first of six huts of which the front door should be touched to complete the loop. From Whirinaki Central hut the first of many stream crossings being and continue on past the second, Upper Whirinaki Hut until you being a steep climb away from the river and up onto the ranges.