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Mountain Peaks in Arizona

42 mountain peaks in Arizona with photography planning data — sunrise and sunset azimuths, golden hour by month, Milky Way windows and estimated sky darkness. Coconino County has the most (13). The darkest skies are at Coyote Buttes (Bortle 1).

Top mountain peaks

Humphreys PeakMountain Peak
Humphreys PeakCoconino County · 3,829 m
Mount LemmonMountain Peak
Mount LemmonPima County · 2,783 m
Coyote ButtesMountain Peak
Coyote ButtesCoconino County · 1,918 m
Mount GrahamMountain Peak
Mount GrahamGraham County · 3,260 m
Kitt PeakMountain Peak
Kitt PeakPima County · 2,088 m
Agathla PeakMountain Peak
Agathla PeakNavajo County · 2,108 m
Sunset CraterMountain Peak
Sunset CraterCoconino County
Mount HopkinsMountain Peak
Mount HopkinsSanta Cruz County · 2,576 m
Mount WrightsonMountain Peak
Mount WrightsonSanta Cruz County · 2,853 m
Agassiz PeakMountain Peak
Agassiz PeakCoconino County · 3,756 m
Mingus MountainMountain Peak
Mingus MountainYavapai County · 2,355 m
Miller PeakMountain Peak
Miller PeakCochise County · 2,884 m

Mountain Peaks by county

All mountain peaks (42)

NameCountyElevationNearest townSky
Humphreys PeakCoconino County3,829 mFlagstaff3
Mount LemmonPima County2,783 mCatalina4
Coyote ButtesCoconino County1,918 mFredonia1
Mount GrahamGraham County3,260 mSwift Trail Junction3
Kitt PeakPima County2,088 mSells3
Agathla PeakNavajo County2,108 mKayenta2
Sunset CraterSunset Crater VolcanoCoconino County—Flagstaff3
Mount HopkinsSanta Cruz County2,576 mArivaca Junction3
Mount WrightsonSanta Cruz County2,853 mArivaca Junction3
Agassiz PeakCoconino County3,756 mFlagstaff4
Mingus MountainYavapai County2,355 mClarkdale4
Miller PeakCochise County2,884 mSierra Vista Southeast4
Mount EldenCoconino County2,612 mFlagstaff5
Piestewa PeakMaricopa County794 mParadise Valley7
Sentinel PeakSaguaroPima County881 mSouth Tucson7
Camelback MountainMaricopa County817 mParadise Valley8
Cathedral RockYavapai County1,500 mVillage of Oak Creek (Big Park)5
Chiricahua PeakCochise County2,972 mDouglas1
Escudilla MountainApache County2,970 mEagar1
Fremont PeakCoconino County3,644 mFlagstaff4
Mica MountainSaguaroPima County2,627 mTanque Verde4
Kendrick PeakCoconino County3,168 mParks2
Mount BaldyApache County3,472 mEagar2
Red ButteGrand CanyonCoconino County2,211 mGrand Canyon Village1
Boundary ConeMohave County1,012 mMohave Valley3
Superstition MountainPinal County1,535 mGold Canyon5
Tempe ButteMaricopa County444 mTempe Junction9
Thimble PeakSaguaroPima County1,579 mTanque Verde5
West and East Mitten ButtesNavajo County1,705 mKayenta1
Four PeaksMaricopa County2,101 mTonto Basin4
Granite MountainYavapai County2,222 mWilliamson4
Isis TempleGrand CanyonCoconino County2,037 mGrand Canyon1
Temple ButteCoconino County1,546 mGrand Canyon1
Poston ButtePinal County529 mFlorence6
Roof ButteApache County2,952 mLukachukai1
Thompson PeakMaricopa County1,214 mFountain Hills5
O'Leary PeakSunset Crater VolcanoCoconino County2,704 mFlagstaff3
Mount TurnbullGraham County2,527 mBylas2
Carr PeakCochise County2,815 mSierra Vista Southeast4
Bill Williams MountainCoconino County2,795 mWilliams3
Pinnacle PeakMaricopa County905 mCarefree5
Doyle PeakCoconino County3,489 mFlagstaff4

Sky = estimated Bortle class (1 darkest – 9 brightest).

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How to photograph mountain peaks

Summits catch first and last light — alpenglow can turn rock pink or orange minutes before sunrise and after sunset while valleys stay in shadow.

  • Photograph the peak from a lake, meadow or ridge at sunrise when the face that looks east lights up first.
  • Long lenses compress ridgelines; shoot the peak from several miles away to make it look massive.
  • Afternoon thunderstorms are common in summer at high elevations — plan summit hikes for early morning.
  • Snow on the summit holds detail best when you expose for the highlights and lift shadows later.
  • Alpenglow lasts only a few minutes; set up and focus beforehand.

Season: Early summer keeps snow on the peaks with green valleys below; autumn adds aspen or larch color in many ranges.