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Humphreys Peak is the highest summit of the U.S. State of Arizona. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks [1] of the U.S. State of Arizona. The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways: The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.
The following is a list of the mountains and hills of Arizona, ordered by height. Entries in bold indicate the peak is the highest point in its respective county. Entries with a † indicate the peak has a low topographic prominence and may be considered a subpeak to a higher nearby summit.
Granite Mountains (Arizona)–Pima County–see also: Granite Mountain (Arizona)-(Yavapai County) a separate "Granite Mountain" is in s. La Paz County; Granite Wash Mountains–La Paz County; Grayback Mountains–Yavapai County; Growler Mountains–Pima County; Guadalupe Mountains (Hidalgo County)–Hidalgo County, NM - (Cochise County, AZ ...
With an elevation of 12,633 feet (3,851 m), [1] it is located within the Kachina Peaks Wilderness in the Coconino National Forest, about 11 miles (17.7 km) north of Flagstaff, Arizona. Humphreys Peak is the highest of a group of dormant volcanic peaks known as the San Francisco Peaks .
The Hualapai Mountains are a mountain range located in Mohave County, east of Kingman, Arizona.Rising up to 8,417 feet at its highest peak, [1] the higher elevations of the Hualapai Mountains support Madrean Sky Island habitats, and are host to a plethora of unique flora and fauna in a wide range of microclimates, high above the surrounding Mojave Desert.
The main article for this category is List of mountain peaks of Arizona; Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mountains of Arizona; See also List of mountains and hills of Arizona by height, List of highest points in Arizona by county and category Mountain ranges of Arizona
Four Peaks is the site of an amethyst mine that produces top-grade amethyst. The name Four Peaks is a reference to the four distinct peaks of a north–south ridge forming the massif's summit. The northernmost peak is named Brown's Peak and is the tallest of the four at 7,659 feet (2,334 m). [1] It is the highest point in Maricopa County.
The second highest peak in this range is Carr Peak, elevation 9,200 feet (2,804 m). The Huachuca Mountain area is managed principally by the United States Forest Service (Coronado National Forest) (41%) and the U.S. Army (Fort Huachuca) (20%), with much of the rest being private land (32%). Sierra Vista is the main population center (43,888 ...