Agassiz Peak

This article is about the mountain in Arizona. For other geographic features with this name, see Agassiz (disambiguation).
Agassiz Peak

Agassiz Peak
Highest point
Elevation 12,360 ft (3,767 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 556 ft (169 m) [1]
Coordinates 35°19′33″N 111°40′41″W / 35.3258419°N 111.677939°W / 35.3258419; -111.677939Coordinates: 35°19′33″N 111°40′41″W / 35.3258419°N 111.677939°W / 35.3258419; -111.677939 [2]
Geography
Agassiz Peak

Location Coconino County, Arizona, U.S.
Parent range San Francisco Peaks
Topo map USGS Humphreys Peak
Climbing
Easiest route Hike (see below for closed season)

Agassiz Peak is the second-highest mountain in the U.S. state of Arizona at 12,360 feet (3,767 m). It is located north of Flagstaff, Arizona in the San Francisco Peaks. It is in the Kachina Peaks Wilderness on the Coconino National Forest. The peak was named for Louis Agassiz, the celebrated naturalist.[2]

Many visitors to Flagstaff incorrectly assume that Agassiz Peak is Humphreys Peak, the state high point. This is because Agassiz is between Humphreys and Flagstaff, blocking the view of Humphreys from town.

The mountain is only open to climbers in the winter when it is covered in snow. Hiking above treeline at other times is illegal due to the "threatened with critical habitat" status of the San Francisco Peaks groundsel (Senecio franciscanus).[3][4]

At a latitude of 35°19'33"N, Agassiz Peak is the southernmost mountain peak in the contiguous United States which rises to a height of more than 12,000 feet above sea level.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Agassiz Peak, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  2. 1 2 "Agassiz Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  3. ↑ "Agassiz Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  4. ↑ "Agassiz Peak, AZ". HikeArizona.com. Retrieved 2016-08-12.


Agassiz Peak in March 2010
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