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Twin Hills (Tucson) Pima: 3248 ft (990 m) Kofa Butte: Yuma/La Paz: 3247 ft (989 m) Saint Clair Mountain: Maricopa: 3219 ft (981 m) Apache Peak: Maricopa: 3219 ft (981 m) Sven Tower II: Maricopa: 3217 ft (980 m) Sven Tower I: Maricopa: 3212 ft (979 m) Pass Mountain Middle Peak (Usery Park) Maricopa: 3205 ft (976 m) Sugarloaf Mountain (Mohave ...
Despite being at a more southerly latitude than Phoenix, Tucson is slightly cooler and wetter due to a variety of factors, including elevation and orographic lift in surrounding mountains, though Tucson does occasionally see warmer daytime temperatures in the winter. [66] Monsoon clouds blanketed the Catalina Mountains in August 2005.
This is a list of highest points in the U.S. state of Arizona, in alphabetical order by county.Elevations are from USGS 1:24,000 scale topographic quadrangle maps. Elevations followed by a plus sign (+) are minimal
The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. [2] [3] The first table below ranks the 20 highest major summits of Arizona by elevation. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.
The Phoenix metropolitan area, ... The average elevation in the city itself is about 1,100 feet (340 m), with the highest point being in South Mountain Park Preserve ...
The county seat of Maricopa County is Phoenix, which is Arizona's largest city and capital. The next most populous county is Pima County, which had a 2010 census population of 980,263. The county seat of Pima County is Tucson, where nearly all of the population is concentrated. Combined, nearly 80% of Arizona residents live in either Maricopa ...
The mountain range is the most prominent in the Tucson area, with the highest average elevation. The highest point in the Catalinas is Mount Lemmon at an elevation of 9,157 feet (2,791 m) above sea level and receives 18 inches (460 mm) of precipitation [1] annually.
Phoenix (/ ˈ f iː n ɪ k s / ⓘ FEE-niks [8] [9]) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,662,607 residents as of 2024.It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the most populous state capital in the country.