Humphreys Peak
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| Elevation | 12,637 feet (3,852 m) [1] |
| Location | Coconino County, Arizona, USA |
| Range | San Francisco Peaks |
| Prominence | 6,039 feet (1,841 m) [2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Elbert [3] |
| Coordinates | 35°20′46.83″N 111°40′40.60″W / 35.3463417°N 111.677944°WCoordinates: 35°20′46.83″N 111°40′40.60″W / 35.3463417°N 111.677944°W [1] |
| Topo map | USGS Humphreys Peak 35111-C6 |
| Easiest route | Humphreys Trail (hike) [4] |
| Listing | Ultra U.S. state high point |
Humphreys Peak is the highest point in the U.S. state of Arizona,[5] with an elevation of 12,637 feet (3,852 m).[1] and is located within Kachina Peaks Wilderness in Coconino County, about 11 miles (17.7 km) north of Flagstaff, Arizona. Humphreys Peak is the highest of a group of ancient volcanic peaks known as the San Francisco Peaks. The summit can be most easily reached by hiking the 4.5 miles (7.2 km) long Humphreys Trail that begins at the Arizona Snowbowl ski resort in the Coconino National Forest. The last 1 mile (1.6 km) of the trail traverses the only region of tundra in Arizona, at an elevation of more than 11,500 feet (3,505 m).
Humphreys Peak was named in about 1870 for General Andrew A. Humphreys, a U.S. Army officer who was a Union general during the American Civil War, and who later became Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. However, a General Land Office map from 1903 showed the name San Francisco Peak applied to this feature (apparently borrowed from San Francisco Mountain on which the peak stands). Thus the United States Board on Geographic Names approved the variant name in 1911. In 1933, the application of the names was rectified.[6]
The treeline of Humphreys Peak is around 11,400 ft. Hazards of the hike include a steep and rocky trail, risk of lightning strike, snow, and avalanche danger in winter.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Frisco". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=FQ0624. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ "Humphreys Peak, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=3938. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ "America's 57 - The Ultras". Peaklist.org. http://www.peaklist.org/USlists/USP5000.html. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ "Humphreys Trail". Coconino National Forest. U.S. Forest Service. http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/recreation/peaks/humphreys-tr.shtml. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. April 29, 2005. http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ "Humphreys Peak". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:30290. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: San Francisco Peaks |
- "Humphreys Peak". SummitPost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150241/humphreys-peak.html. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
- "The peaks cam project". Rocky Mountain Research Station. United States Forest Service. http://www.rmrs.nau.edu/webcam/. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
Web Sites: http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/recreation/peaks/humphreys-tr.shtml
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