Feb 16 2024
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
Humphreys Peak Humphreys Peak is the highest mountain in Arizona, rising to approximately 12,636 feet in the San Francisco Peaks north of Flagstaff. The summit forms the highest surviving point on San Francisco Mountain, the heavily eroded remains of an enormous stratovolcano that once dominated northern Arizona. With roughly 6,042 feet of topographic prominence and …
Feb 15 2024
Mount Baldy Mount Baldy is an 11,405-foot mountain in the White Mountains of eastern Arizona and one of the state’s great high-elevation landmarks. Rising southwest of Greer in Apache County, it is the highest summit in the White Mountains, the highest point in Apache County, and the fifth-highest major summit in Arizona. The mountain combines …
Mar 06 2022
Rising over the palms and the Pueblo Revival and “desert school” building designs of the city of Phoenix, Arizona, are the desert peaks that form the Phoenix Mountains. This winter I got to explore the second highest peak of the Phoenix Mountains, Piestewa, during my Christmas/New Year holiday. Winter is a lovely time for exploring …
