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Hesperus Mountain (Navajo: Dibé Ntsaa meaning "Big Mountain Sheep" [4]) is the highest summit of the La Plata Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America.The prominent 13,237-foot (4,035 m) thirteener is located in San Juan National Forest, 13.2 miles (21.2 km) northeast by east (bearing 59°) of the Town of Mancos in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States.
The Needles, at Topock Gorge from the northwest looking down the Colorado River, April 2006.. The Needles are a distinctive group of rock pinnacles, mountain peaks adjacent to the Topock Gorge, and the Colorado River on the northwestern extreme of the Mojave Mountains within the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. [1]
26 Men is a syndicated American Western television series about the Arizona Rangers, a law-enforcement group limited to 26 active members. [1] By March 1958, the program was carried on 158 stations in the United States. [2]
Pinnacle Peak and its surrounding area became a part of the Arizona State Trust Land. In the 1980s, the area was annexed into Scottsdale and was established as a 185-acre (75 ha) park. In 1994, 35 acres (14 ha) were sold to a housing developer in exchange for the funding and construction of the park's main trail. [ 7 ]
The mountain is officially named Pinnacle Peak [2] on maps, but hardly anyone calls it by that name. [3] The nearest higher peak is Mount Degenhardt , 0.6 mi (0.97 km) to the northeast. [ 1 ] The Chopping Block can be seen from the North Cascades National Park Newhalem visitor center, weather permitting.
Pinnacle Peak is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. [4] Most weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean move northeast toward the Cascade Mountains . As fronts approach the North Cascades , they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range ( orographic lift ), causing them to drop their moisture ...
Hikers find ‘Pinnacle Man’ On January 16, 1977, hikers found a man’s frozen body in a cave just below the Pinnacle, in Albany Township, the Berks County Coroner said at the news conference.
The McDowell Sonoran Conservancy was established in 1991. The highest peak in the McDowells is East End, at 4,069 feet (1,240 m). This mountain range also serves as a sacred marker to the Yavapai people. The boundaries of the range are generally defined by Saddleback Mountain in the South and Granite Mountain as the Northern boundary.