Aubrey Peak (Hualapai Mountains)
For the peak of the same name in Arizona's Aubrey Peak Wilderness, see Aubrey Peak (Rawhide Mountains).
Aubrey Peak | |
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Grooms Peak | |
Aubrey Peak Arizona, U.S. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,080 ft (1,550 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 858 ft (262 m) [2] |
Coordinates | 34°39′47″N 113°43′45″W / 34.663193347°N 113.7292486°WCoordinates: 34°39′47″N 113°43′45″W / 34.663193347°N 113.7292486°W [1] |
Geography | |
Location | Mohave County, Arizona, U.S. |
Parent range | Hualapai Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Aubrey Peak |
Geology | |
Age of rock | 1.7–1.4 mya |
Mountain type | Granite, with feldspar |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike (1 mile) |
Aubrey Peak, also known as Grooms Peak,[3] is a summit located southwest of Flagstaff in Mohave County, Arizona and is in the Hualapai Mountains.
The peak can approached from the town of Wikieup on U.S. Route 93 by way of Chicken Spring Road which ascends to a saddle on the mountains northwest flank.
The Aubrey Peak is profiled in Hiking Arizona's Geology, as Hike 29, Aubrey Peak Road.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Grooms Peak". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey.
- ↑ "Aubrey Peak, Arizona". Peakbagger.com.
- ↑ "Aubrey Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Lucchitta, Ivo (2001). Hiking Arizona's Geology. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books. pp. 192–196. ISBN 0-89886-730-4. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
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