Sugarloaf Mountain (Arizona)
| Sugarloaf Mountain | |
|---|---|
NGVD 29[1] | |
| Prominence | 1,188 ft (362 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 33°40′41″N 113°03′06″W / 33.6780905°N 113.0515737°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Sugarloaf Mountain | |
| Location | USGS Hummingbird Spring |
Sugarloaf Mountain, of Arizona is the tallest peak in the arid, low elevation Hummingbird Springs Wilderness of northwest Maricopa County, and about 65 miles (105 km) west of Phoenix. It rises in the Tonopah Desert about 10 miles (16 km) northwest of the Belmont Mountains. Hummingbird Springs Wilderness is just north of the Big Horn Mountains Wilderness. The two are separated only by a jeep trail that leads to Hummingbird Springs.[3]
The areas
washes drain the into southwest-flowing Tiger Wash at the southeast of the Harquahala Mountains. Tiger Wash is a tributary wash in the central-upper regions of the southeast flowing Centennial Wash, a tributary to the Gila River
.
References
- ^ a b "Sugarloaf Mountain, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ "Sugarloaf Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Hummingbird Springs Wilderness". Wilderness.net. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
External links
- "Arizona Wilderness Areas – Public Lands – Recreation Sites". Arizona Outback Online.