Browns Peak | |
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Yavapai: Wikopa | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,659 ft (2,334 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 3,297 ft (1,005 m)[2] |
Listing | Arizona county high point[3] |
Coordinates | 33°41′04″N 111°19′32″W / 33.684357033°N 111.325686994°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Gila / Maricopa counties, Arizona, U.S. |
Parent range | Mazatzal Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Four Peaks |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Exposed scramble, class 3 |
Four Peaks (Yavapai: Wi:khoba[4]) is a prominent landmark on the eastern skyline of Phoenix. Part of the Mazatzal Mountains, it is located in the Four Peaks Wilderness[5] in the Tonto National Forest, 40 miles (64 km) east-northeast of Phoenix. In winter, Four Peaks offers much of the Phoenix metro area a view of snow-covered peaks. Four Peaks is the site of an amethyst mine that produces top-grade amethyst.
The name Four Peaks is a reference to the four distinct peaks of a north–south ridge forming the massif's summit. The northernmost peak is named Brown's Peak and is the tallest of the four at 7,659 feet (2,334 m).[1] It is the highest point in Maricopa County. The remaining summits have no official names, and from north to south are 7,644 feet (2,330 m),[6] 7,574 feet (2,309 m)[7] and 7,526 feet (2,294 m)[8] in elevation.