Mistake Peak (Arizona)

Mistake Peak is a summit in Gila County, in the U.S. state of Arizona.[1] With an elevation of 5,928 feet (1,807 m), Mistake Peak is the 1374th highest summit in Arizona.[2]

Mistake Peak was likely so named because it was mistaken by surveyors for another summit.[3] Mistake Peak has been noted for its unusual place name.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mistake Peak (Arizona)
  2. ↑ "Mistake Peak". Peakery.com. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Hook, J. N. (10 June 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 233. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.
  4. ↑ Vedral, Joyce L. (15 October 1990). Uncle John's Third Bathroom Reader. St. Martin's Press. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-312-04586-9.


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