Humphreys Peak
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| Humphreys Peak | |
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 Humphreys Peak (highest point, center right) and the San Francisco Peaks, seen from the Wupatki National Monument |
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| Elevation | 12,637 feet (3,852 metres)[1] |
| Location | Arizona, USA |
| Range | San Francisco Peaks |
| Prominence | 1841 m, 6040 ft |
| Coordinates | |
| Topo map | USGS Humphreys Peak |
| Easiest route | Humphreys Trail |
Humphreys Peak is the highest point in the U.S. state of Arizona and is located in Coconino County, about 11 miles (17.6 kilometers) north of Flagstaff, Arizona. Humphreys Peak is the highest of a group of ancient volcanic peaks known as the San Francisco Peaks. The summit can be most easily reached by hiking the 4.5 mile (7.2 kilometer) long Humphreys Trail that begins at the Arizona Snowbowl ski resort in the Coconino National Forest. The last 1 mile (1.6 kilometer) of the trail traverses the only region of tundra in Arizona at an elevation of more than 11,500 feet (3450 meters).
Humphreys Peak was named in about 1870 for General Andrew A. Humphreys, a U.S. Army officer who was a Union general during the American Civil War, and who later became Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. However, a General Land Office map from 1903 showed the name San Francisco Peak applied to this feature (apparently borrowed from San Francisco Mountain on which the peak stands). Thus the United States Board on Geographic Names approved the variant name in 1911. In 1933, the application of the names was rectified.
Humphreys Peak should not be confused with Mount Humphreys, a higher peak in the Sierra Nevada.
[edit] References
- ^ NGS Data Sheet FQ0624. U.S Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on November 9, 2006.
- Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report:Humphreys Peak. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved on 2006-12-27.
[edit] External links
- Webcam and Peaks links from SanFranciscoPeaks.org
- Webcam provided by Rocky Mountain Research Station, Forest Service Research since 1996.
- Computer generated summit panoramas North * South * index
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