Four Peaks

Browns Peak
Yavapai: Wikopa
File:FourpeaksDSC 2779.JPG View of Four Peaks with some snow
Highest point
Elevation	7659  NAVD 88
Prominence
Coordinates
Geography
Browns Peak Gila / Maricopa counties, Arizona, U.S.
Parent range	Mazatzal Mountains
Topo map	USGS Four Peaks
Climbing
Easiest route	Scramble, class 3

Four Peaks (Yavapai: Wi:khoba) is a prominent landmark on the eastern skyline of Phoenix. Part of the Mazatzal Mountains, it is located in the Tonto National Forest 40 miles (64 km) east-northeast of Phoenix, in the 61,074-acre (247.16 km²) Four Peaks Wilderness. On rare occasions, Four Peaks offers much of the Phoenix metro area a view of snow-covered peaks, and is the highest point in Maricopa County. Four Peaks contains 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). The remaining summits are unnamed, and from north to south are 7,644 feet (2,330 m), 7,574 feet (2,309 m) and 7,526 feet (2,294 m) in altitude.

File:Browns Peak, Maricopa Highpoint.jpg View of other three peaks from Browns Peak

File:Four Peaks, Mazatzal Mountains, Arizona.jpg View from desert floor of Four Peaks

External links

• "Four Peaks Wilderness". Tonto National Forest.