Four Peaks
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| Four Peaks | |
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 View of Four Peaks from Saguaro Lake. |
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| Elevation | 7,657 feet (2,334 m) |
| Location | Arizona, United States |
| Range | Mazatzal Mountains |
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| Topo map | USGS Four Peaks |
Four Peaks (Yavapai: Wikopa[1]), at 7657 feet (2335 meters) in altitude, is a prominent landmark on the eastern skyline of Phoenix, part of the Mazatzal Mountains. It is located in the Tonto National Forest 40 miles east-northeast of Phoenix, in the 60,740 acre Four Peaks Wilderness. During most winters, Four Peaks offers much of the Phoenix metro area a view of snow covered peaks, and is the highest point in Maricopa County.
The name Four Peaks is a reference to the four distinct peaks of a north-south ridge forming the mountain's summit. The northernmost peak is named Brown's Peak and is the tallest of the four at 7,657 feet (2,334 m).[2] The remaining summits are unnamed, and from north to south are 7,642 feet (2,329 m), 7,575 feet (2,309 m) and 7,524 feet (2,293 m) in altitude.
[edit] References
- ^ Alan William Shaterian, Phonology and Dictionary of Yavapai, University of California, Berkeley, 1983.
- ^ Brown's Peak. Peakbaggers.com.
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