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Feb 17 2024
Hawk Peak
Hawk Peak Hawk Peak is a high forested summit in the Pinaleño Mountains of southeastern Arizona, rising to approximately 10,619 feet in Graham County. Located immediately west of Mount Graham, Hawk Peak is the second-highest named summit in the range and one of Arizona’s relatively small number of mountains exceeding 10,000 feet. Its elevation is …
Feb 17 2024
Webb Peak
Webb Peak Webb Peak is a 10,033-foot summit in the Pinaleño Mountains of southeastern Arizona, rising high above the desert valleys surrounding Safford. Located in Graham County within Coronado National Forest, the mountain combines an accessible high-country hike, expansive views, important wildlife habitat, a landscape dramatically altered by wildfire, and one of Arizona’s historic fire …
Feb 17 2024
Grand View Peak
Grand View Peak Grand View Peak Grand View Peak is a 9,641-foot summit in the Pinaleño Mountains of southeastern Arizona, rising within Coronado National Forest southwest of Safford. Although it is overshadowed by nearby giants such as Mount Graham, Hawk Peak, and Webb Peak, Grand View Peak offers something increasingly uncommon: a quiet, lightly traveled …
Feb 16 2024
Merrill Peak
Merrill Peak Merrill Peak is a 9,283-foot summit in the Pinaleño Mountains of southeastern Arizona. Rising above Riggs Flat Lake near the western end of the Mount Graham high country, the forested peak offers a short but largely off-trail hiking objective with sweeping views across the Sulphur Springs Valley and neighboring mountains. Modern LiDAR measurements …
Feb 16 2024
Mount Lemmon
Mount Lemmon Mount Lemmon rises to approximately 9,166 feet in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona. It is the highest summit in the range, the highest point in Pima County, and one of the most topographically prominent mountains in the American Southwest. The mountain is especially remarkable because of the extraordinary contrast between …
Feb 15 2024
San Miguel Peak
San Miguel Peak San Miguel Peak is a rugged 13,756-foot summit in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. Rising south of Telluride near Hope Lake and Lizard Head Pass, the mountain combines colorful alpine geology, sweeping high-country views, wildflower-filled approaches, and a challenging final ridge that places it firmly in the realm of experienced …
Feb 15 2024
Grizzly Peak (San Juan Mountains)
Grizzly Peak Grizzly Peak is a rugged 13,753-foot summit in the western San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. Straddling the boundary between Dolores and San Juan counties, the mountain rises above a remote landscape of alpine basins, steep rocky ridges, spruce-fir forest, lingering snowfields, and some of the most spectacular high-country scenery in the Colorado …
Feb 15 2024
Hesperus Mountain
Hesperus Mountain Hesperus Mountain Hesperus Mountain is a striking 13,238-foot summit in the La Plata Mountains of southwestern Colorado. Rising northwest of Durango and northeast of Mancos, it is the highest mountain in the La Plata range, the highest point in Montezuma County, and one of the most topographically prominent thirteeners in Colorado. The mountain …
Feb 15 2024
Lavender Peak
Lavender Peak Lavender Peak is a rugged 13,234-foot summit in the La Plata Mountains of southwestern Colorado, rising immediately east of Hesperus Mountain in San Juan National Forest. Although separated from Hesperus by barely half a mile, Lavender is a distinct ranked thirteener with approximately 374 feet of topographic prominence. The mountain is particularly memorable …
Feb 15 2024
Mount Moss
Mount Moss Mount Moss is a rugged 13,194-foot summit in the La Plata Mountains of southwestern Colorado, rising immediately southeast of Lavender Peak and Hesperus Mountain. Located northwest of Durango on the boundary between Montezuma and La Plata counties, the mountain occupies one of the most dramatic concentrations of high peaks in the southwestern San …
