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The Peaks are the a remnant of the former San Francisco Mountain, a prehistoricaly larger single stratovolcano. [3] The highest summit in the range, Humphreys Peak , is the highest point in the state of Arizona at 12,633 feet (3,851 m) in elevation.
Arizona Snowbowl is an alpine ski resort in the southwest United States, located on the San Francisco Peaks of northern Arizona, fifteen miles (24 km) north of Flagstaff. [1] The Snowbowl ski area covers approximately one percent of the San Francisco Peaks, [2] and its slopes face west and northwest.
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. [4]
Inner Basin of San Francisco Peaks in the summer. Agassiz Peak at the center, and Fremont Peak at left. The northernmost district, known as the Flagstaff District, is home to the San Francisco Peaks, an ancient group of volcanic summits. The highest peak, Humphreys Peak, is the highest point in Arizona at 12,633 feet (3,851 m).
The Twin Peaks are two prominent hills with an elevation of about 925 feet (282 m) [1] located near the geographic center of San Francisco, California.The Twin Peaks are the second and third highest natural points in San Francisco; only 928 foot (283 m) Mount Davidson is higher within city limits.
The highest peak in the field is Humphreys Peak, at Flagstaff's northern perimeter: the peak is Arizona's highest at 12,633 feet (3,851.5 m) and is a part of the San Francisco Peaks, an active [2] stratovolcano complex.
Packera franciscana (syn. Senecio franciscanus) is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name San Francisco Peaks groundsel, or San Francisco Peaks ragwort. It is endemic to Arizona in the United States, where it is known only from the San Francisco Peaks in Coconino County .
Fremont Peak is a peak in the San Francisco Peaks, a mountain range that takes up a part of the Coconino National Forest in northern Arizona.It is the third highest point in the state of Arizona, [1] and named in honor John C. Frémont (1813–1890), an explorer and civil war general, who served as the governor of Arizona Territory from 1878 to 1882. [3]