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Miller Peak

Miller Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Miller Peak rises to 2,886 m in Arizona. Carr Peak stands 2,816 m to the north-northwest, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bond Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road passes 28 miles off.

About

The story

Miller Peak, at 9,470 feet (2,886 m), is the second-highest mountain in Cochise County, Arizona (after Chiricahua Peak). Located approximately 10 miles south of Sierra Vista, Arizona, it is the highest mountain in the Huachuca mountain range and a popular local hiking destination. The Miller Peak Wilderness encompasses 20,190 acres and is managed by the Coronado National Forest. This is also the most southerly peak and land area to rise above 9,000 feet in the continental United States. The area was affected by the 2011 Monument fire and most of the pine trees seen in older photographs were burned and destroyed. Scrub oak are beginning to replace the areas that were previously covered by pine.

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Wikidata Q6859214, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2885.77 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates31.39282, -110.29293
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Carr Peak: 1.6 mi
  • Sutherland Peak: 2.5 mi
  • Granite Peak: 2.5 mi
  • Montezuma Peak: 2.9 mi
  • Coronado Peak: 3.3 mi
Springs: 38
  • Bond Spring: 0.6 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Oak Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Kelly Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Oak Grove Spring: 2.0 mi
Parks: 27
  • Wildlife Refuge PDS Village 1: 5.8 mi
  • Upper Garden Canyon: 6.5 mi
  • Lower Garden Canyon Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Middle Garden Canyon Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Garden Canyon Linear Park: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 12
Ghost towns: 8
Museums: 5
Artworks: 4
  • Eyes Of The Army: 11.7 mi
  • The Buffalo Soldier: 11.9 mi
  • Iron Man: 22.2 mi
  • Art Wall: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Camp Yuma: 11.4 mi
  • Resevoir Hill Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
  • Camp Mohave: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 2
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Carr Canyon Waterfall: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Ramsey Canyon Preserve: 4.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Rose Garden: 12.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Miller Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carr PeakNNW 334°2,815.66 m1.6 mi
Ramsey PeakNW 318°2,659 m3.7 mi
Pat Scott PeakNW 309°2,596 m4.0 mi
Huachuca PeakNW 322°2,554 m8.6 mi
Granite PeakWNW 302°2,547 m2.5 mi
Peterson PeakNW 314°2,410 m8.5 mi
Lyle PeakNW 317°2,387 m8.5 mi
Montezuma PeakSE 144°2,304 m2.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2618:0118:33
June solstice05:1818:5419:30
September equinox06:1017:4718:19
December solstice07:1716:4617:23

Local time (America/Hermosillo).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464954606776767471635446
Precip in1.61.51.00.30.20.94.64.82.11.20.81.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coronado Nmem, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 31870 — Miller Peak, Cochise County, Arizona.

OpenStreetMap element node/359269428

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