Geography
The four highest individual peaks in Arizona are contained in the range:
- Humphreys Peak, 12,633 feet (3,851 m)
- Agassiz Peak, 12,356 feet (3,766 m)
- Fremont Peak, 11,969 feet (3,648 m)
- Aubineau Peak, 11,838 feet (3,608 m)
- Rees Peak, 11,474 feet (3,497 m)
- Doyle Peak, 11,460 feet (3,493 m)
The mountain provides a number of recreational opportunities, including wintertime snow skiing and hiking the rest of the year. Hart Prairie is a popular hiking area and Nature Conservancy preserve located below the mountain's ski resort, Arizona Snowbowl.
Humphreys Peak (latitude 35-20'47 N) and Agassiz Peak (latitude 35-19'33 N) are the two furthest South lying mountain peaks in the contiguous United States which rise to a height of more than 12,000 feet above sea level.
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