Mount Ord (Apache County, Arizona)

Mount Ord
Mount Ord
Location in Arizona
Highest point
Elevation 7,128 ft (2,173 m)[1]
Coordinates 33°54′18″N 111°24′33″W / 33.9050418°N 111.4093007°W / 33.9050418; -111.4093007Coordinates: 33°54′18″N 111°24′33″W / 33.9050418°N 111.4093007°W / 33.9050418; -111.4093007[2]
Geography
Location Maricopa County, Arizona, U.S.
Parent range Mazatzal Mountains

Mount Ord (7,128 ft (2,173 m)) is a mountain summit located in the Tonto National Forest on the northeastern edge of Maricopa County, Arizona[3] in the Mazatzal mountain range.[1] The county line dividing Maricopa County, Arizona and Gila County, Arizona passes across the summit of the peak.[4] It is not to be confused with the peak of Mount Baldy, Arizona, also referred to by some sources as "Mount Ord".[5][6] It is named after Major General Edward Ord.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Ord". www.hikearizona.com. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. "Mount Ord Lookout Tower - Arizona". www.satelliteviews.net. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  3. "Mount Ord, Sunflower, Arizona". www.birdwatchingdaily.com. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  4. "Mount Ord Lookout Tower". www.mytopo.com. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  5. "Ords". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  6. "Mount Ord". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  7. Barnes, Will C; Granger, Byrd H (1960). Arizona Place Names. University of Arizona Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0816500093.


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