Feb 27 2024
Sunset Crater Rising above a landscape of black lava, rust-red cinders, and ponderosa pine forest northeast of Flagstaff, Sunset Crater is one of the most distinctive volcanic mountains in Arizona. The remarkably well-preserved cinder cone reaches about 8,043 feet (2,451 meters) in elevation and stands roughly 1,000 feet above the surrounding terrain. Sunset Crater is …
Feb 27 2024
Tempe Butte Rising immediately above downtown Tempe and the Arizona State University campus, Tempe Butte is one of the most recognizable urban mountains in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Better known locally as “A” Mountain and also called Hayden Butte, this compact desert summit reaches approximately 1,498 feet (457 meters) above sea level. Although Tempe Butte …
Feb 26 2024
Plain View Peak Tucked into the high country of southeastern Arizona, Plain View Peak rises to 10,370 feet (3,161 meters) in the Pinaleño Mountains of Graham County. Although it has only about 50 feet of topographic prominence, its elevation places it among the highest named summits in Arizona and makes it the third-highest named peak …
Feb 26 2024
Mount Wrightson Towering above the desert and grasslands of southern Arizona, Mount Wrightson is the highest summit in the Santa Rita Mountains and one of the most prominent peaks in the state. Its distinctive pyramid-shaped summit rises to 9,457 feet (2,882 meters), nearly a vertical mile above some of the surrounding valleys. Located about 40 …
Feb 22 2024
Heliograph Peak Rising high in southeastern Arizona’s Pinaleño Mountains, Heliograph Peak combines spectacular sky-island scenery with one of the most unusual histories of any mountain in the state. The summit reaches 10,024 feet (3,055 meters) above sea level, making it one of Arizona’s relatively small collection of named peaks exceeding 10,000 feet. Unlike nearby Plain …
Feb 22 2024
Miller Peak Miller Peak is the highest summit in Arizona’s Huachuca Mountains, rising to about 9,468 feet in southeastern Arizona near Sierra Vista and the U.S.–Mexico border. Its combination of high elevation, dramatic topographic prominence, wilderness surroundings, and far-reaching views makes it one of southern Arizona’s most significant mountain summits. The peak stands within Coronado …
Feb 22 2024
Mount Graham Mount Graham rises dramatically above the desert valleys of southeastern Arizona, reaching 10,709 feet at the highest point of the Pinaleño Mountains. Located southwest of Safford in Graham County, the mountain is one of Arizona’s great “sky islands”—an isolated high-elevation environment surrounded by much warmer desert and grassland. Its statistics alone make Mount …
Feb 22 2024
Four Peaks Four Peaks is one of the most recognizable mountain landmarks in central Arizona, rising dramatically above the Sonoran Desert east of the Phoenix metropolitan area. The name refers to a rugged north–south ridge crowned by four closely spaced summits in the southern Mazatzal Mountains. The highest and northernmost summit is Browns Peak, which …
Feb 17 2024
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
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 …
