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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.
The highest peak is Mazatzal Peak at 7,903 feet (2,409 m). They also include the Four Peaks, with elevation 7,659 ft, 2,334 m; a prominent mountain and landmark of the eastern Phoenix area. The Mazatzal Wilderness Area protects 252,500 acres (1,022 km 2) of the Tonto and Coconino National forests. Established in 1940 and expanded to its present ...
The 20 highest summits of Arizona with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence; Rank Mountain peak Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 1 Humphreys Peak [6] [7] [8] [a] [b] San Francisco Peaks: 12,637 ft 3852 m: 6,039 ft 1841 m: 246 mi 396 km
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 remaining summits have no official names, and from north to south are 7,644 feet (2,330 m), [ 6 ] 7,574 feet (2,309 m) [ 7 ] and 7,526 feet (2,294 m) [ 8 ] in elevation.
Montezuma Peak is located 12 miles (19 km) south of the city of Sierra Vista in Coronado National Memorial. It is the highest point within the memorial which is administered by the National Park Service, [5] and the 10th-highest summit in the Huachuca Mountains. [3] The mountain is composed of dacite tuff and granite. [6]
Rincon Peak is located in the Rincon Mountains, 25 miles (40 km) east-southeast of Tucson in Saguaro National Park. It ranks as the second-highest peak within the park, second-highest in the range, and fourth-highest in the county. [1] [2] The nearest higher neighbor is Mica Mountain 6.84 miles (11 km) to the north. [4]
Mount Hopkins is a 8,553-foot (2,607 m) peak of the Santa Rita Mountains range, in Santa Cruz County, southern Arizona. The peak was named after Gilbert Hopkins, who was killed nearby during the Battle of Fort Buchanan in 1865. It is in the Coronado National Forest and is bounded on three sides by the Mount Wrightson Wilderness.
Humphreys Peak seen on its western side from U.S. Route 180, with Agassiz Peak in the background. Arizona is a fairly mountainous and rugged state, and is home to the world's largest contiguous ponderosa pine forest. Many mountain ranges exceed 9,000 feet (2,700 m) in elevation, and some can hold snow all summer. Arizona has 194 named mountain ...