Agassiz Peak
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Agassiz Peak rises to 3,766 m in Arizona. Humphreys Peak stands 3,851 m to the north, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Snowslide Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
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 in honor of Louis Agassiz, a Swiss-born American biologist and geologist. 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 the treeline at other times is illegal due to the "threatened with critical habitat" status of the San Francisco Peaks groundsel (Senecio franciscanus). 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 (3,700 m) feet above sea level.
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Wikidata Q390770, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3766 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road
- 20.5 mi off the Sedona-Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- City Overlook · 9 mi
- Petroglyph Overlook · 10 mi
- Oak Creek Vista · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Snowslide Spring: 0.6 mi
- Doyle Spring: 1.1 mi
- Flagstaff Spring: 1.1 mi
- Beard Spring: 1.5 mi
- Bear Paw Spring: 1.5 mi
- Fremont Peak: 1.0 mi
- Humphreys Peak: 1.4 mi
- San Francisco Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Doyle Peak: 1.8 mi
- Aubineau Peak: 2.3 mi
- San Francisco Peaks Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- G. A. Pearson Natural Area: 5.4 mi
- Cheshire Park: 6.3 mi
- Kendrick Park Watchable Wildlife Trail: 6.9 mi
- Buffalo Park: 7.6 mi
- Flagstaff Buffalo: 7.9 mi
- Origins Gallery: 8.5 mi
- Martian: 8.6 mi
- "Touch Home, Reach Sky": 8.8 mi
- Asset #7: 8.9 mi
- Museum of Northern Arizona Research Center: 6.3 mi
- Museum of Northern Arizona: 6.4 mi
- Museum of Northern Arizona research facility: 6.4 mi
- Sunset Crater Volcano Visitor Center: 8.1 mi
- Slipher Rotunda Museum: 8.5 mi
- Fisher Point: 12.9 mi
- Harding Point: 21.6 mi
- Doney Cliffs: 22.3 mi
- Doney Cliffs: 22.4 mi
- East Buzzard Point: 22.4 mi
- Humphreys Peak B-24 Bomber Crash Site: 1.3 mi
- Lowell Observatory: 8.6 mi
- Levitate Adventure Park: 8.9 mi
- Lava Flow Trail: 9.4 mi
- Waterbird petroglyph site: 9.8 mi
- Kachina Peaks Wilderness: 1.3 mi
- Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument: 9.9 mi
- Kendrick Mountain Wilderness: 12.0 mi
- Walnut Canyon National Monument: 14.4 mi
- Strawberry Crater Wilderness: 15.5 mi
- Juniper Street Community Garden: 8.0 mi
- The Lizard Garden: 9.7 mi
- The Pond and Wetland Garden: 9.7 mi
- The Forest Garden: 9.7 mi
- The Wildflower Garden: 9.7 mi
- White Buffalo Trading Post (former): 7.5 mi
- Flagstaff Historical Monument: 8.3 mi
- Flagstaff War Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Historic Route 66 Logo: 9.0 mi
- Columbarium wall: 11.4 mi
- Cochise Ramada: 12.7 mi
- Maricopa Ramada: 12.8 mi
- Navajo Ramada: 12.8 mi
- Yavapai Ramada: 12.9 mi
- Lake Mary Boat Landin: 19.7 mi
- Parks Rest Area: 11.9 mi
- Parks Rest Area: 12.4 mi
- House Rock: 23.3 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Agassiz Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humphreys Peak | N 360° | 3,850.77 m | 1.4 mi |
| Fremont Peak | ESE 102° | 3,648 m | 1.0 mi |
| Aubineau Peak | NNE 27° | 3,608 m | 2.3 mi |
| Rees Peak | NE 35° | 3,497 m | 2.5 mi |
| Doyle Peak | E 81° | 3,493 m | 1.8 mi |
| Kendrick Peak | WNW 300° | 3,175 m | 11.3 mi |
| Schultz Peak | ESE 105° | 3,074 m | 2.7 mi |
| Elden Mountain | SE 142° | 2,834 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| September equinox | 06:15 | 17:52 | 18:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 48 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Valley, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5536889488
Day trips start here
- Flagstaff · 9 mi
- Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument · 10 mi
- Mormon Lake Village · 29 mi
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