Mount Ord (Apache County, Arizona)

Mount Ord
Mount Ord

Location in Arizona

Elevation 7,128 ft (2,173 m)[1]
Location
Location Maricopa County, Arizona
Range Mazatzal Mountains
Coordinates 33°54′18″N 111°24′33″W / 33.9050418°N 111.4093007°WCoordinates: 33°54′18″N 111°24′33″W / 33.9050418°N 111.4093007°W

Mount Ord is a mountain summit located in the Tonto National Forest on the northeastern edge of Maricopa County, Arizona[2] in the Mazatzal mountain range.[1] The county line dividing Maricopa County, Arizona and Gila County, Arizona passes across the summit of the peak.[3] It is not to be confused with the peak of Mount Baldy, Arizona, also referred to by some sources as "Mount Ord".[4][5] It is named after Major General Edward Ord.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mount Ord". www.hikearizona.com. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Mount Ord, Sunflower, Arizona". www.birdwatchingdaily.com. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Mount Ord Lookout Tower". www.mytopo.com. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ords". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  5. ↑ "Mount Ord". http://geonames.usgs.gov''. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Barnes, Will C; Granger, Byrd H (1960). Arizona Place Names. University of Arizona Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0816500093.

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