Agassiz Peak

This article is about the mountain in Arizona, For other geographic features with this name, see Agassiz
Agassiz Peak

Agassiz Peak
Elevation 12,356 ft (3,766 m) [1]
Prominence 556 ft (169 m) [1]
Location
Agassiz Peak
Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Range San Francisco Peaks
Coordinates [2]
Topo map USGS Humphreys Peak
Climbing
Easiest route Hike (see below for closed season)

Agassiz Peak is the second highest mountain in U.S. state of Arizona at 12,356 feet (3,766 m). It is located in the San Francisco Peaks within the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona. The peak was named for Louis Agassiz, the celebrated naturalist.[2]

Many visitors to Flagstaff incorrectly assume that Agassiz Peak is Humphreys Peak. This is because Agassiz is between Humphrey and Flagstaff, blocking the view of Humphrey from town leading many to make this incorrect conclusion.

The mountain is open to climbers only in the winter when it is covered in snow. Hiking above treeline at other times is illegal due to the "threatened with critical habitat" status of the San Francisco Peaks Groundsel (Senecio franciscanus).[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Agassiz Peak, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=3940. Retrieved 2009-01-09. 
  2. ^ a b "Agassiz Peak". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:25531. Retrieved 2009-01-09. 
  3. ^ "Agassiz Peak". SummitPost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/page/150289. Retrieved 2009-01-09. 
  4. ^ "Picture Of Senecio Franciscanus". users.cwnet.com/woolf2. http://users.cwnet.com/woolf2/Senecio_Franciscanus.jpg. Retrieved 2009-02-21.