Community guide · Jeane Adinolfi
Lone Mountain
The place
Lone Mountain is a master-planned community of roughly 600 acres in Cave Creek's 85331, off Lone Mountain Road and bordering Scottsdale. Just under 800 homes sit inside it, built by four builders — Pulte, Lennar, Richmond American and Taylor Morrison — which gives the streets variety without the patchwork of a place assembled one lot at a time.
More than half the community's land is left as open space and natural desert wash, which is what keeps the views long and the density low despite the number of homes. Parks and paved walking trails run through it, and Cave Creek's restaurants, the Carefree sundial shops and the North Scottsdale corridor are all a short drive out.
What defines it
The character of Lone Mountain.
- Preserved Desert Views
- Over half of the community's land is dedicated open space and natural desert wash, which is what keeps the views long and the density low.
- Convenient Location
- North of the 101, with hiking and biking trails, shopping and restaurants, top-rated schools, downtown Cave Creek's dining, the Carefree sundial shops, the Desert Foothills YMCA and North Scottsdale's amenities all within reach.
- Community Spirit
- Neighborhood parks, scenic paved walking trails and an active social committee — a Fall Festival, Music in the Park, an ice cream social and a holiday Jingle Mingle through the year, alongside food and toy drives, school supply drives and Purse Impressions.
The setting
Inside Lone Mountain.
What the houses are like
Four production builders worked the community — Pulte, Lennar, Richmond American and Taylor Morrison — so plans and elevations vary street to street rather than repeating down a single row. The architecture stays within a desert-contemporary and territorial vocabulary throughout.
Which builder, which plan, and what a given lot backs onto — wash, trail or neighbour — vary address by address, and matter more here than the community average. Those are questions for a particular home.
Getting around
Lone Mountain Road runs east to west across the northern Valley, meeting Scottsdale Road to the east and Cave Creek Road toward town. Downtown Cave Creek's restaurants, the Carefree sundial shops, the Desert Foothills YMCA and the North Scottsdale corridor are all within a short drive, with hiking and biking trailheads closer still.
Schools
Cave Creek Unified School District
The district serving Cave Creek, Carefree and the surrounding desert. School assignment depends on the specific address — confirm with the district before relying on it.
What's nearby
In and around Lone Mountain.
Shopping
- Walmart Supercenter
- 5 min · 2.7 mi
- Sprouts Farmers Market
- 12 min · 7.2 mi
Food
- Buffalo Chip Saloon and Steakhouse
- 11 min · 6.4 mi
- El Encanto
- 11 min · 5.7 mi
- The Italian Daughter
- 12 min · 6.8 mi
Schools
- Lone Mountain Elementary
- 2 min · 0.9 mi
- Sonoran Trails Middle School
- 5 min · 2.6 mi
- Cactus Shadows High School
- 5 min · 2 mi
Points of Interest
- Boulders Golf Club
- 9 min · 4.4 mi
- Cave Creek Regional Park
- 13 min · 7.4 mi
- Pinnacle Peak Park
- 17 min · 10.8 mi
- Grayhawk Golf Club
- 17 min · 10.9 mi
Driving distances and times are approximate, routed from central Lone Mountain.
Landmarks & points of interest
What the town is known for.
01
Lone Mountain
The mapped summit the road takes its name from, rising to 3,353 feet in the desert north-east of the corridor.
02
Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
Maricopa County conservation land north of Cave Creek, with trailheads into the Sonoran foothills.
On the map
Recently sold in Lone Mountain.
Each pin is a home already sold in Lone Mountain. Nothing here is available — they are shown as a record of the market, not an offering.
Recently sold
Sold in Lone Mountain.
Common questions
Lone Mountain, answered.
- Is Lone Mountain a gated community?
- It is a master-planned community entered under a monument wall off Lone Mountain Road. Whether a particular street within it is gated is worth confirming for the specific address you are considering.
- Is there an HOA, and what are the dues?
- Yes — the community has an association, and an active resident social committee that runs its events and outreach. The current assessment is not published here; ask Jeane for the figure that applies to the address you are considering rather than relying on a number quoted elsewhere.
- Which school district serves Lone Mountain?
- Cave Creek Unified School District. Individual school assignment depends on the address, so confirm with the district.
- What is there to do in the community itself?
- Neighborhood parks and scenic paved walking trails run through the open space, and an active social committee organizes events through the year — a Fall Festival, Music in the Park, an ice cream social and a holiday Jingle Mingle — alongside food and toy drives, school supply drives and Purse Impressions.
Town facts & figures sourced from
- USGS / TopoZone — Lone Mountain summit, Maricopa County
- Cave Creek Unified School District
- Town of Cave Creek
- Maricopa County Parks — Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
Population and boundary figures are from the 2020 U.S. Census. Market figures on this page are derived from her Lone Mountain listings currently for sale and are not a town-wide average.
Considering Lone Mountain?
Know the desert before you buy in it.
Lone Mountain is a small market where the right home rarely lasts. Start a conversation with Jeane.