Mistake Peak (Arizona)
Mistake Peak is a summit in Gila County, in the U.S. state of Arizona.[1] With an elevation of 5,928 feet (1,807 m), Mistake Peak is the 1374th highest summit in Arizona.[2]
Mistake Peak was likely so named because it was mistaken by surveyors for another summit.[3] Mistake Peak has been noted for its unusual place name.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mistake Peak (Arizona)
- ^ "Mistake Peak". Peakery.com. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Hook, J. N. (10 June 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 233. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.
- ^ Vedral, Joyce L. (15 October 1990). Uncle John's Third Bathroom Reader. St. Martin's Press. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-312-04586-9.
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