List of highest points in Arizona by county

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This is a list of highest points in the U.S. state of Arizona, in alphabetical order by county. Elevations are from USGS 1:24,000 scale topographic quadrangle maps. Elevations followed by a plus sign (+) are minimal values. The contour interval is shown after the (+).

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Robert Walko listed the Arizona county high points and then hiked them in 1977. [1] At that time there were only 14 counties in the state, as La Paz county was not split from Yuma county until 1983.

CountyNameHeight
feet / m
Map
Apache Mount Baldy 11,400+40 / 3,475+12 Mount Baldy 1997
Cochise Chiricahua Peak 9,759 / 2,975 Chiricahua Peak 1997
Coconino Humphreys Peak 12,633 / 3,851 Humphreys Peak 1983
Gila county line near Promontory Butte7,920+40 / 2,414+12 Promontory Butte 1998
Gila county line near Myrtle Point7,920+40 / 2,414+12 Dane Canyon 2004
Graham Mount Graham 10,720 / 3,267 Mount Graham 1996
Greenlee spot elevation 9,4419,441 / 2,878 Strayhorse 1997
La Paz Harquahala Mountain 5,681 / 1,732 Harquahala Mountain 1990
Maricopa Browns Peak 7,657 / 2,334 Four Peaks 2004
Mohave Hualapai Peak 8,417 / 2,566 Hualapai Peak 1978
Navajo Black Mesa 8,168 / 2,490 Kayenta West 1968
Pima Mount Lemmon 9,157 / 2,791 Mount Lemmon 1996
Pinal 700 feet north of Rice Peak7,280+(40) / 2,219+12 Campo Bonito 1996
Santa Cruz Mount Wrightson 9,453 / 2,881 Mount Wrightson 1996
Yavapai Mount Union 7,979 / 2,432 Groom Creek 1974
Yuma Signal Peak 4,877 / 1,487 Palm Canyon 1990

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References

  1. Martin, Andy (1994). County High Points. Tucson, Az.: Old Adit Press. p. 13. ISBN   0-9628762-1-6.

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