List of mountains and hills of Arizona by height
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The following is a list of the mountains and hills of Arizona
, ordered by height.
Entries in bold indicate the peak is the highest point in its respective county
.
Entries with a † indicate the peak has a low topographic prominence
and may be considered a subpeak to a higher nearby summit.
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, ordered by height.
Entries in bold indicate the peak is the highest point in its respective county
County (United States)
In the United States, a county is a geographic subdivision of a state , usually assigned some governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 48 of the 50 states; Louisiana is divided into parishes and Alaska into boroughs. Parishes and boroughs are called "county-equivalents" by the U.S...
.
Entries with a † indicate the peak has a low topographic prominence
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
and may be considered a subpeak to a higher nearby summit.
Mountains over 12000 feet
Mountain | County | Height |
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Humphreys Peak Humphreys Peak Humphreys Peak is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Arizona, with an elevation of and is located within the Kachina Peaks Wilderness in the Coconino National Forest, about north of Flagstaff, Arizona. Humphreys Peak is the highest of a group of extinct volcanic peaks known as the... |
Coconino | 12633 ft (3850 m) |
Agassiz Peak Agassiz Peak Agassiz Peak is the second highest mountain in U.S. state of Arizona at . It is located in the San Francisco Peaks within the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona. The peak was named for Louis Agassiz, the celebrated naturalist.... |
Coconino | 12356 ft (3766 m) |
Mountains over 11000 feet
Mountain | County | Height |
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Fremont Peak Fremont Peak (Arizona) Fremont Peak is in the San Francisco Peaks of northern Arizona. It is the third highest point in the state of Arizona. The peak is within the Coconino National Forest and the Kachina Peaks Wilderness... |
Coconino | 11969 ft (3648 m) |
Aubineau Peak† | Coconino | 11838 ft (3608 m) |
Rees Peak† | Coconino | 11474 ft (3497 m) |
Doyle Peak Doyle Peak Doyle Peak is in the San Francisco Peaks of northern Arizona and is the fourth highest peak, but the sixth highest named point in the state of Arizona with an elevation of 11,460 feet. Both Aubineau Peak and Rees Peak are higher, but they do not have enough prominence from their neighbors to be... |
Coconino | 11460 ft (3493 m) |
Mount Baldy Mount Baldy (Arizona) Mount Baldy is a mountain in northeastern Arizona in the United States. It is the highest point in the White Mountains, making it the highest point in Apache County. It is the second highest point in the state after the six summits of the San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff... |
Apache | 11420 ft (3480 m) |
Mount Ord Mount Ord (Apache County, Arizona) Mount Ord is a mountain summit in Apache County, Arizona on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. Springerville, Arizona is about to the northeast with Sunrise Park Resort to the east and Baldy Peak to the southeast.... (White Mountains) |
Apache | 11357 ft (3462 m) |
Paradise Butte | Apache | 11150 ft (3399 m) |
Mount Thomas† | Apache | 11121 ft (3390 m) |
Apache Peak | Apache | 11100 ft (3383 m) |
Mount Warren† | Apache | 11036 ft (3364 m) |
Mountains over 10000 feet
Mountain | County | Height |
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Escudilla Mountain Escudilla Mountain Escudilla Mountain is located in Apache County, Arizona, and is part of the White Mountains range.... |
Apache | 10912 ft (3325 m) |
Mount Graham Mount Graham Mount Graham is a mountain in southeastern Arizona in the United States, in the Coronado National Forest. It is the highest mountain in the Pinaleño Mountains. As the name "Mount Graham" is often used by locals to refer to the entire mountain range, the peak itself is frequently referred to as... |
Graham | 10720 ft (3267 m) |
Hawk Peak† | Graham | 10627 ft (3239 m) |
Diamond Butte | Apache | 10624 ft (3238 m) |
Profanity Ridge† | Apache | 10590 ft (3228 m) |
Kendrick Peak Kendrick Peak Kendrick Peak or Kendrick Mountain is one of the highest peaks in the San Francisco volcanic field north of the city of Flagstaff in the U.S... |
Coconino | 10418 ft (3175 m) |
Bonito Cienega Peak† | Apache | 10416 ft (3175 m) |
Plain View Peak† | Graham | 10370 ft (3161 m) |
Unnamed Peak | Apache | 10368 ft (3160 m) |
Tiger Butte† | Apache | 10185 ft (3104 m) |
Greens Peak | Apache | 10133 ft (3089 m) |
Sunrise Peak† | Apache | 10700 ft (3261 m) |
Cyclone Circle† | Apache | 10700 ft (3261 m) |
Schultz Peak† | Coconino | 10083 ft (3073 m) |
Unnamed Peak on Escudilla Mountain Escudilla Mountain Escudilla Mountain is located in Apache County, Arizona, and is part of the White Mountains range.... |
Apache | 10082 ft (3073 m) |
Mountains over 9000 feet
Mountain | County | Height |
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Roof Butte Roof Butte Roof Butte is a peak of the Chuska Mountains in Arizona, United States. Roof Butte is the highest peak of the Chuska Mountains which run in a north-northwest direction across the Arizona-New Mexico border. Roof Butte is a visible butte for miles around. The mountain has an elevation of . A... |
Apache | 9800 ft (2987 m) |
Chiricahua Peak Chiricahua Peak Chiricahua Peak is the name of a peak located in southeastern Arizona, located just north of the United States–Mexico border. It is the highest summit in the Chiricahua Mountains and the highest point in Cochise County.... |
Cochise | 9796 ft (2985 m) |
Matthews Peak Matthews Peak Matthews Peak is a prominent peak rising northwest of Statham Peak in the southwest part of Perplex Ridge, Pourquoi Pas Island, in Marguerite Bay. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1979 after David W. Matthews, British Antarctic Survey geologist, Stonington Island,... |
Apache | 9550 ft (2911 m) |
Miller Peak | Cochise | 9466 ft (2885 m) |
Mount Wrightson Mount Wrightson Mount Wrightson is the highest point in the area around Tucson, Arizona, United States at an elevation of 9,453 feet . Mount Wrightson is located in the Santa Rita Mountains southeast of Tucson in the Coronado National Forest. It was named for William Wrightson, who was a miner and entrepreneur... |
Santa Cruz | 9453 ft (2881 m) |
(Unnamed) | Greenlee | 9441 ft (2878 m) |
Pastora Peak | Apache | 9407 ft (2822 m) |
Sitgreaves Mountain | Coconino | 9388 ft (2816 m) |
Mount Elden Mount Elden Mount Elden, or Elden Mountain, is located in central Coconino County northeast of Flagstaff, Arizona. It takes its name from one of the region's earliest Anglo settlers, John Elden, who, along with his family, established a homestead on the mountain’s lower slopes and grazed sheep on the open... |
Coconino | 9299 ft (2834 m) |
Bill Williams Mountain | Coconino | 9264 ft (2824 m) |
Carr Peak Carr Peak At 9,236 ft. , Carr Peak is the third-highest mountain in Cochise County, Arizona and is located in the Huachuca Mountains... † |
Cochise | 9200 ft (2805 m) |
Kaibab Plateau Kaibab Plateau The Kaibab Plateau is located in northern Arizona in the United States. The plateau, part of the larger Colorado Plateau, is bordered on the south by the Grand Canyon and reaches an elevation of 9241 feet above sea level. The plateau is divided between Kaibab National Forest and the "North Rim"... High Point |
Coconino | 9176 ft (2797 m) |
Mount Lemmon Mount Lemmon Mount Lemmon is in the Santa Catalina Mountains located in the Coronado National Forest north of Tucson, Arizona, United States. It is above sea-level, and receives approximately 180 inches of snow annually. Mount Lemmon was named in honor of botanist Sarah Lemmon, who trekked to the top of... |
Pima | 9171 ft (2795 m) |
Mountains over 8000 feet
Mountain | County | Height |
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Pat Scott Peak† | Cochise | 8800 ft (2683 m) |
Ramsey Peak† | Cochise | 8730 ft (2662 m) |
Mica Mountain | Pima | 8664 ft (2641 m) |
Mount Hopkins Mount Hopkins (Arizona) Mount Hopkins is a mountain in Santa Cruz County, Arizona part of the Santa Rita Mountains range. Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is located on it. It is within the Coronado National Forest and was named after Gilbert Hopkins who was killed nearby in 1865 during the Battle of Fort Buchanan.... † |
Santa Cruz | 8585 ft (2616 m) |
Rincon Peak | Pima | 8482 ft (2585 m) |
Hualapai Peak | Mohave | 8417 ft (2566 m) |
Mount Turnbull Mount Turnbull Mount Turnbull is a partly snow-covered mountain, 1,980 m, standing 12 nautical miles southwest of Mount Starlight in the northwest portion of the Prince Charles Mountains, Mac. Robertson Land. Mapped from ANARE surveys and air photos, 1955-65. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for... |
Graham | 8282 ft (2524 m) |
Maness Peak | Greenlee | 8262 ft (2518 m) |
Black Mesa Black Mesa, Arizona Black Mesa is an upland area in Navajo County, Arizona. In Navajo it is called and during Mexican rule of Arizona it was called Mesa de las Vacas . It derives its dark appearance from the numerous seams of coal which run through it... |
Navajo | 8168 ft (2490 m) |
Sunset Crater Sunset Crater Sunset Crater is a volcanic cinder cone located north of Flagstaff in U.S. State of Arizona. The crater is within the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument.... |
Coconino | 8042 ft (2451 m) |
Mount Trumbull Mount Trumbull Wilderness The Mount Trumbull Wilderness is a 7,880 acre wilderness area located on the Uinkaret Plateau in the Arizona Strip. It is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.... |
Mohave | 8038 ft (2450 m) |
Mount Bangs | Mohave | 8016 ft (2443 m) |
Mountains over 7000 feet
Mountain | County | Height |
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Mount Union Mount Union (Arizona) Mount Union is a mountain located in the Prescott National Forest in central Yavapai County, Arizona. The mountain's peak is the high point of the Bradshaw Mountains, and of Yavapai County. Mount Union is flanked to the northeast by Mount Davis.... |
Yavapai | 7982 ft (2433 m) |
Promontory Butte (Myrtle Point) | Gila | 7940 ft (2420 m) |
Mazatzal Peak | Gila | 7903 ft (2409 m) |
Mount Logan | Mohave | 7886 ft (2398 m) |
Pinal Peak | Gila | 7850 ft (2393 m) |
Willow Mountain | Greenlee | 7817 ft (2383 m) |
Mount Tritle | Yavapai | 7793 ft (2375 m) |
Aztec Peak | Gila | 7748 ft (2362 m) |
Mingus Mountain | Yavapai | 7748 ft (2362 m) |
Baboquivari Peak | Pima | 7730 ft (2356 m) |
Bassett Peak | Graham | 7663 ft (2336 m) |
Four Peaks Four Peaks Four Peaks , at in altitude, is a prominent landmark on the eastern skyline of Phoenix, part of the Mazatzal Mountains. It is located in the Tonto National Forest east-northeast of Phoenix, in the Four Peaks Wilderness... (Browns Peak) |
Maricopa | 7657 ft (2334 m) |
Reiley Peak | Cochise | 7631 ft (2326 m) |
Granite Mountain Granite Mountain (Arizona) Granite Mountain is a mountain located in Yavapai County, Arizona that covers roughly . It was once known as Mount Gurley for the first governor of the Arizona Territory, John A. Gurley. Its southwest face has a sheer granite cliff approximately 500 feet high that is one of the best locations for... |
Yavapai | 7626 ft (2324 m) |
Mount Glenn Mount Glenn At 7,520 ft. , Mount Glenn is the seventh highest mountain in Cochise County, Arizona. Located approximately 75 miles east of Tucson, Arizona, it is the highest mountain in the Dragoon mountain range and a popular local hiking destination.... |
Cochise | 7512 ft (2290 m) |
Mohon Peak | Yavapai | 7502 ft (2287 m) |
Mount Ballard Mount Ballard At 7,370 ft. , Mount Ballard is the eighth highest mountain in Cochise County, Arizona. The mountain is less than 5 miles from Bisbee, Arizona and is the highest mountain in the Mule mountain range.- See also :... |
Cochise | 7500 ft (2286 m) |
Fissure Peak | Cochise | 7360 ft (2243 m) |
Red Butte Red Butte Red Butte is a butte located in the Kaibab National Forest in Coconino County, Arizona. It is known to the Havasupai nation as Wii'i Gdwiisa, "clenched fist mountain," and is regarded as a sacred site.... † |
Coconino | 7324 ft (2232 m) |
Bryce Mountain | Graham | 7302 ft (2226 m) |
Rice Peak† | Pinal | 7280 ft (2219 m) |
Hyde Creek Mountain† | Yavapai | 7270 ft (2216 m) |
Mount Washington | Santa Cruz | 7221 ft (2201 m) |
Swisshelm Mountain Swisshelm Mountains The Swisshelm Mountains are a small mountain range adjacent to the southwest corner of the Chiricahua Mountains of eastern Cochise County, Arizona... |
Cochise | 7185 ft (2190 m) |
Mount Tipton Mount Tipton Mount Tipton is a mountain in northwestern Arizona in the United States. It is the highest mountain in the Cerbat Mountains which border Kingman on the north, and is the high point of the Mount Tipton Wilderness which comprises the entirety of the northern portion of the Cerbat Mountains... |
Mohave | 7148 ft (2179 m) |
Mount Ord (Mazatzal Mtns) | Gila | 7128 ft (2173 m) |
Zihi-Dush-Jhini Peak (Big Mountain) | Navajo | 7107 ft (2166 m) |
Williams Peak Williams Peak Williams Peak is a prominent peak over 1,400 m in a nodal position between the drainage of the Hobbs, Salmon and Garwood Glaciers, in Victoria Land. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for Dr. J. Williams, Vice-Chancellor of the University.... |
Yavapai | 7058 ft (2151 m) |
Tanque Verde Peak | Pima | 7049 ft (2149 m) |
Mountains over 6000 feet
Mountain | County | Height |
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Kitt Peak Kitt Peak Kitt Peak is a mountain in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is the location of the Kitt Peak National Observatory. The radio telescope at the Observatory is one of ten dishes comprising the Very Long Baseline Array .... |
Pima | 6886 ft (2099 m) |
Grand Wash Cliffs | Mohave | 6769 ft (2063 m) |
Mae West Peaks | Cochise | 6732 ft (2052 m) |
Weaver Peak | Yavapai | 6574 ft (2004 m) |
Guthrie Peak | Greenlee | 6573 ft (2003 m) |
El Capitan Mountain | Gila | 6568 ft (2002 m) |
Coyote Mountain Benchmark | Pima | 6529 ft (1990 m) |
Atascosa Peak | Santa Cruz | 6422 ft (1957 m) |
College Peaks | Cochise | 6388 ft (1947 m) |
Peacock Peak Peacock Peak Peacock Peak is a peak 1 nautical mile south of Bennett Bluff on the west side of upper Berry Glacier, in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Dennis S. Peacock, ionospheric... |
Mohave | 6293 ft (1918 m) |
Keystone Peak | Pima | 6188 ft (1886 m) |
Forest Hill | Cochise | 6114 ft (1864 m) |
San Cayetano Peak | Santa Cruz | 6007 ft (1831 m) |
Mountains over 5000 feet
Mountain | County | Height |
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Harquahala Mountain Harquahala Mountains The Harquahala Mountains are the highest mountain range in southwestern Arizona, USA and are located southwest of the towns of Aguila and Wenden. The name originated from a local Native American people "Aha qua hala" which meant "water there is high up". The range is oriented from northeast to... |
La Paz | 5681 ft (1732 m) |
Empire Mountains (unnamed peak) | Pima | 5588 ft (1703 m) |
Mount Perkins Mount Perkins Mount Perkins is a mountain at the east end of the Fosdick Mountains in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. Discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition on the Northeastern Flight of December 15–16, 1934. Named for Jack E. Perkins, biologist at the United States Antarctic Service West Base and the... |
Mohave | 5459 ft (1664 m) |
Pusch Peak† | Pima | 5361 ft (1634 m) |
Colorado Benchmark | Pima | 5319 ft (1621 m) |
Smith Peak | Yavapai | 5242 ft (1598 m) |
Crossman Peak | Mohave | 5103 ft (1555 m) |
Scott Mountain | Pinal | 5096 ft (1553 m) |
Superstition Mountains Superstition Mountains The Superstition Mountains , popularly referred to as "The Superstitions", are a range of mountains in Arizona located to the east of the Phoenix metropolitan area... Benchmark |
Pinal | 5059 ft (1542 m) |
Mountains over 4000 feet
Mountain | County | Height |
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Signal Peak | Yuma | 4882 ft (1488 m) |
Salt River Peak | Gila | 4856 ft (1480 m) |
Mount Ajo | Pima | 4811 ft (1466 m) |
Arrastra Mountain | Mohave | 4805 ft (1465 m) |
Mount Devine | Pima | 4783 ft (1458 m) |
Wasson Peak | Pima | 4686 ft (1428 m) |
Harcuvar Peak | La Paz | 4618 ft (1408 m) |
Gu Achi Peak Gu Achi Peak Gu Achi Peak is a mountain in the Santa Rosa Mountains of Arizona, United States.... |
Pima | 4556 ft (1389 m) |
Weaver's Needle Weaver's Needle Weaver's Needle is a column of rock that forms a distinctive peak visible for many miles around. Located in the Superstition Mountains east of Phoenix, Arizona, Weaver's Needle was created when a thick layer of tuff was heavily eroded, creating the spire as an erosional remnant with a summit... † |
Pinal | 4553 ft (1388 m) |
Antelope Peak | Pinal | 4547 ft (1386 m) |
Sierra Estrella Sierra Estrella The Sierra Estrella is a mountain range located southwest of Phoenix, Arizona. Much of the range falls within the Gila River Indian Reservation, but of BLM land is protected as the Sierra Estrella Wilderness.-Description:... High Point |
Maricopa | 4512 ft (1375 m) |
Newman Peak | Pinal | 4508 ft (1374 m) |
Picketpost Mountain Picketpost Mountain Picketpost Mountain is located just outside the town of Superior, Arizona approximately east of the Phoenix Metro Area. The mountain is located in the southern desert region of Tonto National Forest and is popular with hikers... † |
Pinal | 4375 ft (1336 m) |
Tres Alamos | Yavapai | 4296 ft (1309 m) |
Golden Gate Mountain† | Pima | 4288 ft (1307 m) |
Silver Bell Peak | Pima | 4261 ft (1299 m) |
Thompson Peak Thompson Peak Thompson Peak refers to one of 16 mountain peaks in the United States:*Thompson Peak , a McDowell Mountains summit 20 miles from Phoenix with amateur and Maricopa County government radio towers accessible via a service road from Fountain Hills... † |
Maricopa | 4176 ft (1273 m) |
Maricopa Peak | Maricopa | 4048 ft (1234 m) |
Martina Mountain | Pima | 4042 ft (1232 m) |
Mountains over 3000 feet
Mountain | County | Height |
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Salome Peak | La Paz | 3991 ft (1216 m) |
Waterman Peak | Pima | 3830 ft (1167 m) |
Castle Dome | Yuma | 3793 ft (1156 m) |
Vulture Peak | Maricopa | 3663 ft (1116 m) |
Brownell Peak | Pima | 3576 ft (1090 m) |
Granite Mountain (Arizona) Granite Mountain (Arizona) Granite Mountain is a mountain located in Yavapai County, Arizona that covers roughly . It was once known as Mount Gurley for the first governor of the Arizona Territory, John A. Gurley. Its southwest face has a sheer granite cliff approximately 500 feet high that is one of the best locations for... |
Maricopa | 3526 ft (1075 m) |
Big Horn Peak | Maricopa | 3480 ft (1061 m) |
Dome Mountain Dome Mountain Round Mountain is a mountain in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located east of Dease Lake.Round Mountain is a volcanic feature of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province that formed in the past 1.6 million years of the Pleistocene epoch.... † |
Maricopa | 3381 ft (1031 m) |
Woolsey Peak | Maricopa | 3381 ft (1031 m) |
Picacho Peak | Pinal | 3370 ft (1027 m) |
Cunningham Mountain | La Paz | 3316 ft (1011 m) |
Prieta Peak | Pinal | 3309 ft (1009 m) |
Madril Peak | Mohave | 3308 ft (1008 m) |
Eagletail Peak (North Feather) | Maricopa | 3300 ft (1006 m) |
Kino Peak | Pima | 3199 ft (975 m) |
Pinkley Peak | Pima | 3147 ft (959 m) |
Sheep Mountain | Yuma | 3146 ft (959 m) |
Black Mountain† | Pima | 3012 ft (918 m) |
Mountains over 2000 feet
Mountain | County | Height |
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Fools Peak | Mohave | 2980 ft (908 m) |
Sentinel Peak Sentinel Peak (Arizona) Sentinel Peak, more commonly known as "A" Mountain, is a prominent ridgein the Tucson Mountains west of Tucson, Arizona.Sentinel Peak rises 2,897 feet into the air to the west of the Santa Cruz River. The underground ridge of rock, running to the east, once forced groundwater to the surface... † |
Pima | 2897 ft (883 m) |
Mohawk Peak | Yuma | 2765 ft (843 m) |
Sacaton Peak | Pinal | 2755 ft (840 m) |
Camelback Mountain Camelback Mountain Camelback Mountain is a mountain in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The name is derived from its shape, which resembles the hump and head of a kneeling camel. The mountain, a prominent landmark for the metropolitan Phoenix valley, is located in the Camelback Mountain Echo Canyon Recreation Area... |
Maricopa | 2704 ft (824 m) |
South Mountains South Mountains (Arizona) The South Mountains , known locally as simply South Mountain, is a mountain range in central Arizona in south Phoenix, Arizona. It is on public land managed by the city of Phoenix as South Mountain Park... (Mount Suppoa) |
Maricopa | 2690 ft (820 m) |
Piestewa Peak Piestewa Peak Piestewa Peak , at 2608 feet is the second highest point in the Phoenix Mountains, after Camelback Mountain, and the third highest in the city of Phoenix, Arizona. It is located in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve. Piestewa Peak is named in honor of Army Spc... |
Maricopa | 2608 ft (795 m) |
Mummy Mountain Mummy Mountain (Arizona) Mummy Mountain is a mountain situated in Paradise Valley, Arizona, United States. The mountain is located at latitude 33°32'32.94"N longitude 111°57'40.92"W and rises to an elevation of 2,021 feet above sea level... |
Maricopa | 2260 ft (689 m) |
Shaw Butte | Maricopa | 2149 ft (655 m) |
Silly Mountain† | Pinal | 2139 ft (655 m) |
Mountains over 1000 feet
Mountain | County | Height |
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Barnes Butte | Maricopa | 1745 ft (532 m) |
Tempe Butte Tempe Butte Tempe Butte is the official name of an andesite butte of volcanic origin, located partially on Arizona State University's Tempe campus in Tempe, Arizona. It is often referred to by locals as A Mountain, after the gold-painted letter 'A' near the top... |
Maricopa | 1496 ft (456 m) |
Bell Butte | Maricopa | 1370 ft (418 m) |