Part of Sedona’s rugged Red Rock Wilderness, Secret Mountain is steeped in Native American legends and modern paranormal lore. The Yavapai and Apache peoples told of powerful spirit beings inhabiting the mesas, warning that some areas were sacred and dangerous to enter. In recent decades, hikers and skywatchers have reported UFOs darting above the cliffs, strange humming sounds, and glowing orbs rising from the canyons at night. Some claim the mountain hides energy vortexes or even portals, linking it with nearby Bradshaw Ranch in Sedona’s wider reputation as a paranormal landscape.