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Humphreys Peak is the highest summit of the U.S. State of Arizona. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks [1] of the U.S. State of Arizona. The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways: The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.
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 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.
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
Wilson Mountain is composed of light-colored Coconino Sandstone overlaying reddish Schnebly Hill Formation, which is all capped by a layer of dark-gray basalt. [5] Hiking to the top via the Wilson Mountain Trail covers 5.6 miles (one-way) with 2,300 feet of elevation gain. [4] [6]
All mountain ranges in Arizona should be included in this category; The main article for this category is List of mountain ranges of Arizona; Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mountain ranges of Arizona; See also category Mountains of Arizona
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 values. The contour interval is shown after the (+). Robert Walko listed the Arizona county high points and then hiked them in ...
Aubineau Peak, the fourth highest summit in Arizona, tops out at 11,818 feet (3,602 m) above sea level. This is a fairly steep peak, and the home of the 2005 avalanche. This mountain is on the north side of the San Francisco Mountains and is adjacent to Abineau Canyon. [31]