Fremont Peak (Arizona) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Fremont Peak |
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Doyle Peak and Fremont Peak (right) from the east side of Agassiz Peak
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 11,973 ft (3,649 m) NAVD 88 |
Prominence | 615 ft (187 m) |
Parent peak | Agassiz Peak |
Geography | |
Location | Coconino County, Arizona, U.S. |
Parent range | San Francisco Peaks |
Topo map | USGS Humphreys Peak |
Geology | |
Volcanic field | San Francisco volcanic field |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | From Doyle Saddle |
Fremont Peak is in the San Francisco Peaks of northern Arizona. It is the third highest point in the state of Arizona. The peak, named in honor John C. Frémont (1813–1890), a civil war general who served as the territorial governor of Arizona from 1878-1882. The peak is in the Kachina Peaks Wilderness on the Coconino National Forest.
Fremont offers the best year round views of the south from any high point in the San Francisco Peaks. It can be seen from Flagstaff, Arizona as the pointy peak on the right.
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