Peaks
The major peaks of the Sierra Estrella are (NW to SE):
- Hayes Peak, 4,512 feet (1,375 m), named in honor of Ira Hayes, US Marine hero of the Pima Nation
- Montezuma Sleeping
- Butterfly Mountain, 4,119 feet (1,255 m)
- Quartz Peak, 4,052 feet (1,235 m) (usually obscured by Butterfly Mountain when viewed from the east)
- Montezuma Peak, 4,337 feet (1,322 m)
- Montezuma Head
The names of the peaks can vary by map. For example, Google Maps lists Hayes Peak as Sierra Estrella High Point and does not name any other peak.
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