Feb 28 2024
Dome Mountain Dome Mountain is the highest summit of the Goldfield Mountains, a rugged desert range northeast of Mesa and north of Apache Junction in central Arizona. Rising to 3,375 feet (1,029 meters), the mountain is not especially high by Arizona standards, but its nearly 1,200 feet of topographic prominence makes it a substantial and …
Feb 28 2024
Pass Mountain Pass Mountain is a prominent 3,312-foot summit northeast of Mesa, Arizona, rising above Usery Mountain Regional Park at the western edge of the Goldfield Mountains. Known locally as Scarface Mountain because of the conspicuous band of exposed rock cutting across its western face, Pass Mountain is one of the most recognizable desert landmarks …
Feb 28 2024
Usery Mountain Usery Mountain is a 2,973-foot desert summit northeast of Mesa, Arizona, rising west of Usery Pass Road near the edge of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Also known as Usery Benchmark, the peak forms the highest point of the small Usery Mountains and has approximately 854 feet of topographic prominence. The mountain is easy …
Feb 28 2024
Mount McDowell | Red Mountain | S-wegĭ Doʼag | Wi:kawatha Mount McDowell is a striking 2,832-foot mountain northeast of Mesa, Arizona, better known throughout the Phoenix area as Red Mountain. Rising abruptly above the Salt and Verde river country, the mountain’s brick-red cliffs and deeply eroded western face create one of the most recognizable landmarks …
Feb 27 2024
Aubineau Peak Aubineau Peak is an 11,854-foot summit in the San Francisco Peaks of northern Arizona, rising on the northeastern side of the great volcanic massif north of Flagstaff. Modern LiDAR measurements make it the fourth-highest named summit in Arizona, behind Humphreys Peak, Agassiz Peak, and Fremont Peak. Despite its extraordinary elevation, Aubineau Peak has …
Feb 27 2024
Rees Peak Rees Peak is an 11,476-foot (3,498-meter) summit in the San Francisco Peaks of northern Arizona. Rising north of Flagstaff within the Kachina Peaks Wilderness and Coconino National Forest, it is part of the high volcanic ridge that also includes Humphreys Peak, Agassiz Peak, Fremont Peak, and Aubineau Peak. Although Rees Peak has relatively …
Feb 27 2024
Sugarloaf Peak Sugarloaf Peak is a distinctive 9,297-foot (2,834-meter) volcanic summit on the northeastern side of the San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff, Arizona. Unlike the towering remnants of the main San Francisco Mountain stratovolcano, Sugarloaf is a younger rhyolite lava dome that formed near the entrance to the mountain’s Inner Basin. Its rounded shape, volcanic …
Feb 27 2024
O’Leary Peak O’Leary Peak is an 8,943-foot (2,726-meter) volcanic summit north of Flagstaff, Arizona, in Coconino National Forest. Rising prominently above the landscape near Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, the mountain offers sweeping views across the San Francisco Volcanic Field and toward the towering San Francisco Peaks. Although O’Leary Peak is considerably lower than Humphreys …
Feb 27 2024
Darton Dome Darton Dome is an 8,413-foot (2,564-meter) volcanic summit north of Flagstaff, Arizona, immediately east of O’Leary Peak and northwest of Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. It belongs to the San Francisco Volcanic Field, the vast volcanic landscape that surrounds the much higher San Francisco Peaks. Although Darton Dome receives far less attention than …
Feb 27 2024
Barnes Butte Barnes Butte is a low but prominent desert summit in Phoenix, Arizona, rising immediately north of the better-known formations of Papago Park. Although surrounded by one of the largest metropolitan areas in the Southwest, the butte preserves a striking piece of the Salt River Valley’s complicated geologic history. The summit is particularly unusual …
