Mount Tipton Wilderness
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The Mount Tipton Wilderness is a 30760 acres (124.5 km²) wilderness area
in the U.S. state
of Arizona
. It is located in northwestern Arizona and comprises the north portion of the Cerbat Mountains
; the Cerbat Mountains extend 23 miles (37 km) northwesterly from the northern edge of Kingman
.
Mount Tipton
at 7148 feet (2,179 m) is the highest peak of the Mount Tipton Wilderness. The nearest access point to the wilderness is the Dolan Springs
community located on the northwest flank of the Cerbat Mountains and directly west of the wilderness area. Five access routes are described for the wilderness.
Besides hiking trails during seasonally good weather, attractions of the wilderness are wild mustang
horses. Besides the peak at Mount Tipton, the Cerbat Pinnacles is a rockscape attraction on the north of the Cerbat Mountains. Some vegetation species found in the wilderness are, a Ponderosa Pine
stand on Mount Tipton; also pinon
pine, manzanita
, and ceanothus
; this is part of a piñon-juniper woodland.
National Wilderness Preservation System
The National Wilderness Preservation System of the United States protects federally managed land areas designated for preservation in their natural condition. It was established by the Wilderness Act upon the signature of President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 3, 1964...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Arizona
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...
. It is located in northwestern Arizona and comprises the north portion of the Cerbat Mountains
Cerbat Mountains
The Cerbat Mountains is a mountain range in northwest Arizona immediately north of Kingman.It is a 23 mi long range trending slightly northwest-southeast...
; the Cerbat Mountains extend 23 miles (37 km) northwesterly from the northern edge of Kingman
Kingman, Arizona
Kingman is located in a desert climate on the edge of the Mojave Desert, but its higher elevation and location between the Colorado Plateau and the Lower Colorado River Valley tempers summer high temperatures and contributes to winter cold and rare snowfall. Summer daytime highs reach above 90 °F ...
.
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...
at 7148 feet (2,179 m) is the highest peak of the Mount Tipton Wilderness. The nearest access point to the wilderness is the Dolan Springs
Dolan Springs, Arizona
Dolan Springs is a census-designated place in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,867 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dolan Springs is located at ....
community located on the northwest flank of the Cerbat Mountains and directly west of the wilderness area. Five access routes are described for the wilderness.
Besides hiking trails during seasonally good weather, attractions of the wilderness are wild mustang
Mustang (horse)
A Mustang is a free-roaming horse of the North American west that first descended from horses brought to the Americas by the Spanish. Mustangs are often referred to as wild horses, but there is intense debate over terminology...
horses. Besides the peak at Mount Tipton, the Cerbat Pinnacles is a rockscape attraction on the north of the Cerbat Mountains. Some vegetation species found in the wilderness are, a Ponderosa Pine
Ponderosa Pine
Pinus ponderosa, commonly known as the Ponderosa Pine, Bull Pine, Blackjack Pine, or Western Yellow Pine, is a widespread and variable pine native to western North America. It was first described by David Douglas in 1826, from eastern Washington near present-day Spokane...
stand on Mount Tipton; also pinon
Piñon
Piñon may refer to:* Pinyon pine * Pinon Airplant, Tillandsia excelsa-Places:* Piñon, Arizona, United States* Piñon, New Mexico, United States* Pinon, Aisne, a commune of the Aisne department in France...
pine, manzanita
Manzanita
Manzanita is a common name for many species of the genus Arctostaphylos. They are evergreen shrubs or small trees present in the chaparral biome of western North America, where they occur from southern British Columbia, Washington to California, Arizona and New Mexico in the United States, and...
, and ceanothus
Ceanothus
Ceanothus L. is a genus of about 50–60 species of shrubs or small trees in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae. The genus is confined to North America, the center of its distribution in California, with some species in the eastern United States and southeast Canada, and others extending as far south...
; this is part of a piñon-juniper woodland.
See also
- List of Arizona Wilderness Areas
- List of LCRV Wilderness Areas (Colorado River)
- List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
- Wilderness ActWilderness ActThe Wilderness Act of 1964 was written by Howard Zahniser of The Wilderness Society. It created the legal definition of wilderness in the United States, and protected some 9 million acres of federal land. The result of a long effort to protect federal wilderness, the Wilderness Act was signed...
External links
- BLM Mount Tipton Wilderness site
- Public Lands Mount Tipton Wilderness site Cerbat MountainsCerbat MountainsThe Cerbat Mountains is a mountain range in northwest Arizona immediately north of Kingman.It is a 23 mi long range trending slightly northwest-southeast...
map and area: http://www.publiclands.org/explore/quadrant_map.php?id=563&site_name=Mount%20Tipton%20Wilderness&quad=AZ_Q6 - National Wilderness Preservation System: Mount Tipton Wilderness site