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Four Peaks (Yavapai: Wi:khoba [4]) is a prominent landmark on the eastern skyline of Phoenix. Part of the Mazatzal Mountains, it is located in the Four Peaks Wilderness [5] in the Tonto National Forest, 40 miles (64 km) east-northeast of Phoenix. In winter, Four Peaks offers much of the Phoenix metro area a view of snow-covered peaks.
The southeast of Arizona, with New Mexico, northwest Chihuahua and northeast Sonora contain insular sky island mountain ranges, (the Madrean Sky Islands), or smaller subranges in association. There are also numerous Sonoran Desert ranges, or Arizona transition zone ranges. Northern and northeast Arizona also has scattered ranges throughout.
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 ...
Arizona is also one of the Four Corners states and is diagonally adjacent to Colorado. Arizona has a total area of 113,998 square miles (295,253 km 2), making it the sixth largest U.S. state. [1] Of this area, just 0.3% consists of water, which makes Arizona the state with the second lowest percentage of water area (New Mexico is the lowest at ...
South Mountains (Arizona)–Maricopa County; Usery Mountains–Maricopa County -- (See: Usery Mountain Recreation Area.) Vulture Mountains–Maricopa County; White Tank Mountains–Maricopa County; Wickenburg Mountains–Southern Yavapai County -- (and N. Maricopa County)
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
The trails on the mountain have some sort of theme, such as Native American and Western names. Skiable area: 1,200 acres (4.9 km 2) 67 trails Beginner – 31 trails (46%) Intermediate – 19 trails (28%) Advanced/Expert – 14 trails (21%) Advanced/Expert – 3 trails (4%) Longest trail – "Lonestar" 2.75 miles (4.43 km)