Browns Peak
Browns Peak rises to 2,334 m in Arizona. Brother Peak stands 2,329 m to the south-southwest, 0.3 miles off. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 8.0 miles off.
The story
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 Four Peaks Wilderness in the Tonto National Forest, 40 miles (64 km) east-northeast of Phoenix. In winter, Four Peaks offers much of the Phoenix metro area a view of snow-covered peaks. Four Peaks is the site of 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). It is the highest point in Maricopa County. The remaining summits are Brother, Sister, and Amethyst 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 elevation.
Four Peaks is depicted on the standard Vehicle registration plates of Arizona.
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Wikidata Q5475419, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2334 m
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
- 19.7 mi off the From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road
- 28.7 mi off the Gila-Pinal Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Apache Lake Vista · 10 mi
- Fish Creek Vista · 10 mi
- Roosevelt Diversion Dam · 23 mi
- Barrier-Free Lookout · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brother Peak: 0.3 mi
- Ziltadin Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Sister Peak: 0.7 mi
- Amethyst Peak: 1.0 mi
- Buckhorn Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Four Peaks Spring Number Two: 0.5 mi
- Jacks Spring: 0.5 mi
- Amethyst Spring: 1.0 mi
- Shake Spring: 1.2 mi
- Bear Spring: 1.3 mi
- Three Bar Wildlife Area: 5.1 mi
- Three Bar Wildlife Study Area: 5.5 mi
- Horse Pasture Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
- Roosevelt Lake Wildlife Area: 8.6 mi
- Laguna Recreation Site One Hundred Fifty: 11.7 mi
- Burnt Corral Picnic: 8.1 mi
- Vineyard Canyon Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Haigler Canyon Picnic Use 2: 8.5 mi
- Cottonwood Cove Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Acacia Recreation Area: 11.9 mi
- Adams Camp: 5.0 mi
- Cline Cabin: 5.4 mi
- El Oso Mine Camp: 5.6 mi
- Old Dynamite Shack: 7.5 mi
- Tortilla Ranch (Abandoned): 12.9 mi
- Malpais Cliffs: 5.4 mi
- Painted Cliffs: 6.0 mi
- Walls of Bronze: 7.6 mi
- Sheep Bend: 8.2 mi
- Glendale Point: 8.4 mi
- Black Rock: 6.9 mi
- Desert Belle Cruises: 14.4 mi
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 18.4 mi
- Superstition Mountain Museum: 19.3 mi
- Peephole and Little Arch: 24.3 mi
- Fish Beach: 7.6 mi
- Back Beach: 7.7 mi
- Buckhorn Beach: 7.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 11.5 mi
- Massacre Falls: 17.5 mi
- Workman Creek Falls: 24.5 mi
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 18.2 mi
- Usery Mountain Regional Park: 22.5 mi
- Bella Vida Mural: 22.5 mi
- Fountain Hills Community Garden: 23.5 mi
- River Of Time Museum: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Browns Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brother Peak | SSW 201° | 2,329 m | 0.3 mi |
| Sister Peak | SSW 198° | 2,308 m | 0.7 mi |
| Amethyst Peak | S 188° | 2,293 m | 1.0 mi |
| Buckhorn Mountain | SE 129° | 2,006 m | 2.9 mi |
| Boulder Mountain | NW 325° | 1,918 m | 10.0 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NW 316° | 1,896 m | 6.2 mi |
| Cypress Peak | NNW 340° | 1,805 m | 11.8 mi |
| Bull Mountain | NNW 339° | 1,795 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| September equinox | 06:14 | 17:51 | 18:24 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 79 | 88 | 93 | 91 | 86 | 76 | 63 | 55 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mormon Flat, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 26798 — Browns Peak, Maricopa County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/359262842
Day trips start here
- Fountain Hills · 24 mi
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